Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity
Senior Exploration& Development Geologist - Middle East
Job Description
The Senior Geologist at Calgary based NAFT Energy Consultants(NEC) Inc. willadvise E&P
clients on the large-scale structural and stratigraphic framework of a diverse range of
carbonate and clastic play types of the Middle East. Particular focus will be upon
incorporating the regional framework into achieving lease evaluation, prospect identification
and maturation, analogue identification and knowledge transfer, identifying risks and
uncertainties, recommending lease / prospect development and go forward strategies, and
advising on drilling decisions (ranging from exploration to development and infill to work
over strategies). Activities will include both onshore and offshore lease and play evaluation.
Duties
Contributing to focused stratigraphic and structural interpretations of regional and reservoir
scale projects and play types throughout the Middle East; advising geoscientists and other
subsurface colleagues on the critical concepts, risks and uncertainties required for prospect
evaluations; performing quality assurance of client projects and evaluations within the
broad scope of firm's work; utilizing diverse range of modern sub-surface applications
according to the clients' needs and desires; providing input and guidelines to improve risked
volume estimates by clarifying and refining interpretation; providing balanced structural
restoration to verify and improve seismic interpretations; incorporating sequence
stratigraphic framework interpretation concepts as appropriate, and developing and
improving subsurface Workflows.
Qualifications
Master's Degree in Geology plus a minimum of ten years of geologist experience in the oil
and gas industry. The experience must include at least one year of each of the following:
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structural clastic and carbonate exploration throughout the Middle East, multiple
basin exposure desirable,
leadership skills, collaborating effectively with and advising engineers/ geoscientists /
clients,
mentoring junior geoscientists,
excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and experience presenting to
management, partners, regulatory officials and other stakeholders,
clear identification and explanation of project subsurface risks, uncertainties and
mitigation options,
experience with diverse project types, including lease evaluation, data room
evaluation, swaps and trades, farm-ins / outs, asset sales and acquisitions,
partnerships and partner technical relations,
advising on large-scale stratigraphic frameworks and plays,
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Career Opportunity
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using modern sub surface applications collaboratively with other subsurface
professionals,
developing and implementing exploration, development and risked volume estimate
workflows,
NAFT Energy Consultants Inc.
NAFT Energy Consultants is a Calgary based consulting and solutions provider for the global
oil and gas industry. NAFT delivers technical excellence, business strategy, project
development and execution skills. We provide risk-adjusted solutions to our client’s
challenges and opportunities. We help you make sound strategic decisions. Our practice
provides services in the following domains:
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Strategy: economics, portfolio management, business planning, Capex / Opex
optimization
Business Development: A&D advisory, play assessment, bench-marking, field
development,
Subsurface Technical Expertise: exploration, development and production
Capital Projects: project development, risk and uncertainty analyses, cost
optimization
More here: www.naft.ca
Location
Based in Calgary,with likelihood of travel for asset evaluation / partner and client meetings.
Apply
Submit your resume to subsurface@NAFT.ca ; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: Vacancy will be available until placed.
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