Exploration Geoscientist at a Leading Upstream Oil & Gas Company

A leading independent Upstream Oil & Gas Company in Nigeria with active operator-ship of prolific blocks, based on their current expansion and development programs, is recruiting experienced, intelligent and resourceful candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Exploration Geoscientist

Ref: EG
Location: Nigeria

Job Summary

• The ideal candidate will be part of a dynamic and an integrated team working to identify, characterise, and safely produce new reserves of commercially viable hydrocarbons.
• The candidate for this position must have good hands-on experience in Seismic Interpretation and Petro Physical knowledge with an E&P Company.

Job Descripton

• Integration of logs & production data, seismic data, static & dynamic models to identify bypass pay, upside potential, work over and drilling candidates.
• Responsible for conducting surveys and mapping areas as well as advising Company on appropriate sites for exploration and extraction and producing reports on findings.
• Integration of logs & production data, seismic data, static & dynamic models to identify bypass pay, upside potential, work over and drilling candidates.
• Provide key technical input and guidance for geoscience team during exploration, appraisal and development of assets to maximize resource potential.
• Preparing technical reports about geological findings and their implications for future exploration activities.
• Preparing maps of mineral deposits using computer software programs such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) or CAD (Computer-Aided Design).
• Deliver geological and geophysical elements of appraisal & field development projects including exploration, appraisal and development wells.
• Creating and updating an existing reservoir model, which are well scoped and can deliver long term development scenarios.
• Prospect, evaluate and mature new candidate(s).
• Collaborate with integrated teams and with colleagues from other geoscience discipline (Geophysics, Production Geoscience, and Specialist Geoscience), well Engineering and Petroleum Engineering.
• Provide expertise related to field development plan, reserves assessment, asset acquisition, exploration, appraisal and development strategies.

Qualifications and Required Competencies

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Geology / Geophysics with minimum of second class upper division.
• A Master's Degree in any of these disciplines will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of ten (10) years active hands-on Seismic interpretation and Petro Physical experience with a multinational E&P Company will be required.
• Proficient in geological evaluation, geophysical interpretation, petro physical interpretation, innovative mapping using wells, seismic, production and reservoir data experience to construct geological/reservoir models etc.
• Must be proficient in the use of Geoscience Software particularly in landmark and petrel environments and with vast knowledge of Seismic interpretation and Petro Physical experience.
• Must be capable of representing the company with regulatory and government agencies.
• Must be result oriented and committed to company goals.
• Must be a good team player with strong interpersonal skills. able to work under pressure.

Application Closing Date
24th January, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application and CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.