Petroleum Engineer Jobs

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company


This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

Southern Area Production Engineering Department (SAPED) is seeking experienced Petroleum Engineers to work in the Oil/Gas Production Engineering Divisions. As a key member of the oil and gas engineering team, the successful candidate will provide technical support relating to all aspects of oil and gas well activities in actively expanding oil and gas programs, including: well completions, safe operations, production surveillance/optimization, well intervention, and application of new technologies. Also, to have good communication skills to be able to transform the above production engineering activities into presentations, technical papers and reports.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a consultant in preparing policy recommendations for Management
• Assist in training and indoctrination of new engineering personnel
• Keep current on engineering, research, mechanical and operational procedures and equipment in the industry
• Consult with and provide technical guidance to Management and related engineering groups
• Review work of engineers directed on projects with additional manpower
• Review activities and reports on adequacy and efficiency of performance in Petroleum Engineering and Oil Operations
• Develop and coordinate major studies in Petroleum Engineering areas

Requirements:

• Experience in electric submersible pump design, installation, and troubleshooting
• Strong communication skills, including making technical presentations, writing technical papers, and evaluation reports.
• Well interventions design and execution experience for both oil and gas wells
• Well integrity diagnosis experience, including corrosion logging analysis and interpretation
• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a production engineer in upstream oil and gas industry
• Production optimization ideas experience
• Proficiency in PE software applications, including flow simulation, tubing movement, nodal analysis, Buildup and fall off analysis, PTA, and production surveillance
• Willing to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Stimulation and fracturing treatment experience
• Oil, water, and gas scale prevention and treatment experience