Fluids Advisor III at ABNL Limited

ABNL Limited was incorporated in 1992 as an Oil and Gas servicing company with a vision to provide professional engineering and technical services to the Oil and Gas exploration and production companies in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Since its incorporation, the company has grown in leaps and bounds, expanding its business horizon, but still within the Oil and Gas sector.

ABNL is a 100% owned indigenous firm, with a shareholding in excess of 100 million Naira. Its' directors are individuals of proven integrity, who over the years have acquired the requisite experience in the Oil and Gas business, as well as in the banking and finance sector. The integrity of the directors and the staff of the company have been a priceless contributive factor in the growth and wellbeing of the company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Fluids Advisor III

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Main Function

• Provide technical and operations support for drilling and completion fluids selection, design, and management for drilling and completion operations.
• Provide technical and operations support for solids control and waste management for drilling and completions operations.
• Serves as a technical resource to perform audits of vendor processes and facilities.

Task and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing technical guidance and focusing on spill prevention and environmental protection
• Interfaces with engineering, operations and global advisors to design and surveillance drilling and completion fluids
• Performs daily surveillance of mud properties, product consumption and inventory levels; develops and recommends solutions to challenges in these areas
• Responsible for surveillance and accurate reporting of solids control and waste management efficiency; recommends performance improvement initiatives
• Manages fluids, solids control and waste management contracts and tendering
• Maintains knowledge of best available technology to improve environmental performance and operational efficiency
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Work with Drilling Engineers in planning for future drill wells (writing fluids programs) and performing surveillance on active operations
• Steward overall performance of the drilling fluids vendor
• Ensure fluid sampling techniques are representative of the fluid in use
• Ensure lab equipment is in good working condition, properly calibrated and certified where needed; Ensure daily that all fluids system-associated equipment at site is operating when needed, is in good working condition, is properly calibrated and certified where needed
• Ensure fluid properties are correctly analyzed and that recommended chemical additions to correct any deficiencies are justified
• Ensure the accuracy of the daily fluid report
• Oversee accurate and save additions of material to the fluid system
• Ensure material is properly marked and material data sheets for each product are maintained and readily available
• Ensure all fluid solids control equipment is working properly and set for optimal conditions for the operations in progress
• Forecast future fluid materials needs and equipment spare needs to ensure adequate inventory exists and provide lists of additional quantities if needed
• Ensure inventory management for materials, equipment spares and tank utilization are provided daily to the Company’s location supervisor representative
• Ensure available storage space is effectively used to meet the requirements for the well and to optimize fluid inventory / costs
• Ensure daily that a thorough and accurate fluid report and recommended actions are provided to the Company’s location supervisor representative

Cementing Tasks:

• Work with Drilling Engineers in planning for future drill wells (writing cementing programs) and performing surveillance on active operations
• Steward overall performance of the cementing vendor
• Trouble shoot the cementing operation. Track and close out non-conformance reports.
• Steward lab testing of cement slurries.

Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred
• Experience in fluids, solids control and waste management
• Experience in international assignments
• Experience in deep water drilling operations (1000m) if filling a deep water drilling engineering position
• Experience in water based and non-aqueous drilling fluids; experience with various completion fluids
• Experience with solids control equipment and waste management
• Able to effectively organize and communicate thoughts
• Proficient computer skills and experience with Microsoft applications
• Read, write and speak fluent English
• Extensive legacy MPN experience is required

Application Closing Date
25th July, 2025.