Petroleum Engineer

Petrofac is a leading international service provider in the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs, planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: Petroleum Engineer

LOCATION: Menara Prestige, Kuala Lumpur

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

A) Delivery of day-to-day surveillance program inclusive of identification, troubleshooting and rectification of oil production losses.

• Monitor day-to-day oil production and advise on production catchup proposal to merge production gap.
• Build, run and maintain well models to ensure all wells are produced at optimum condition.
• Analyses daily production losses and summarize losses element on weekly basis.
• Validate well test data using Nodal Analysis software.
• Preparation of short term production target through Monthly Target Letter, integrating plan activity with Operation and Well Services Team.
• Perform Monthly Fields and Wells Production Back Allocation.
• Maintain Production Well Database to reflect valid latest available data in AVOCET and OFM.
• Carry out weekly allocations of production and injection volumes.

B) Prepare proposal of protecting the base and production enhancement initiatives.

• Review well/field performances together with Reservoir Engineer and Geoscientists for optimum ultimate recovery, to recommend required workovers for production improvements.
• Prepare single well models and network models (nodal analysis) and ensures all are validated and matched with the actual well data. Use these models to assist in production optimisation.
• Analyse individual well gas lift performances and propose remedial activities.
• Review historical well stimulation activities and recommend further activity if justified.
• Analyse and define the cause of well performance failures and generates candidates for productivity enhancement; evaluate and justify.
• Identify data gathering opportunities, evaluate and justify.
• Create cost estimates and manage cost, schedule and quality of the respective production enhancement services to be executed by service contractors.

C) Provide petroleum engineering support for integrated team efforts to increase/maximize production, especially if there is requirement for special studies and/or well and network model update work.

• Provide key link between Subsurface, Drilling, Operations, Offshore and other parties in discussing issues related to well performance.
• Participate in HAZOP's, risk assessments and other workshops as required for project execution.
• Interface between the various disciplines in the Project team.
• Close-out project for document archiving.

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering from recognized university, preferably Petroleum Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years relevant practical experience in reservoir surveillance/petroleum engineering. Fresh graduates are also encouraged to apply.
• Sound cross discipline skills with the understanding of geoscience through to reservoir engineering to petroleum engineering and well operations to process facilities and production chemistry.
• Experienced in production enhancement justification and operations including: gas lift optimization, perforations, stimulation, sand, scale and wax removal.
• Skilled with software covering nodal analysis i.e. PROSPER, network analysis i.e. GAP, decline curve analysis i.e. OFM, pressure build up analysis i.e. KAPPA Saphir.

Analytical and interpretative skills / expertise in:

• Factors affecting well productivity and operation.
• Multiphase flow modelling and prediction, including artificial lift design.
• Completion architecture and design.

Field Optimisation

• Well versed in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated to accomplish world-class results, generally positive in outlook, and able to cope in a dynamic environment.
• Must be able generate ideas and then communicate/discuss idea within the group.
• Able to work within small teams so strong teamwork ethic required.
• Be able to provide suitable references (one character and one technical).
• Willing to travel offshore and outside Malaysia as required.

Core Competencies

• Analytical and interpretative skill/expertise in petroleum engineering, production enhancement, and reservoir surveillance processes, workflows, and application.
• Artificial lift design, execution, and evaluation proficiency with in-depth technical strength in gas lift application.
• Good interpersonal skills, including ability to plan and present a coherent story to both direct reports as well as management and stakeholders.

Behavioural Competencies

• Passionate in learning, knowledge sharing, and training/mentoring.
• Self-driven, highly motivated, and confident in own abilities.
• Ability to engage with and influence decision makers through clarity of thinking and effective arguments.
• Effective communicator, listener, and influencer.
• Outcome-focused and performance-driven, with high expectations from technical systems, reports and presentations; attention to detail, quality and professionalism.