PETRONAS; 5 Positions

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) is a leading global energy company committed to powering society’s progress in a responsible and sustainable manner. With close to 50,000 employees and a global reach spanning over 100 countries, we are ranked among the world’s largest corporations by revenue in the Fortune Media IP Ltd’s 2022 Fortune Global 500® list.

PETRONAS has been operating in Indonesia for more than 20 years, starting with its venture into a non-operator equity for the Ketapang Contract Area in 2000.  PETRONAS is currently holding participating interest in 9 Contract Areas across Indonesia, with 4 of them already in the production stage. PETRONAS has also consistently and successfully implemented various social and community programmes, focusing on education, capacity building, environment, health, as well as community wellbeing and development which are governed by its large Corporate Sustainability Framework.

As a safe, resilient, low cost and low carbon EP business, we are committed to consistently strengthening our presence in Indonesia and positively contributing to the development of Indonesia’s energy industry by supporting the country’s long-term ambition to produce 1 million barrels of oil per day (MBOPD) and 12 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (BSCFD) as set out in the Indonesian Oil and Gas 4.0 strategic plans.

PETRONAS Indonesia is looking for competent, dynamic, and creative Indonesians to join us in this exciting journey.  Under the Production Sharing Contract arrangements with SKK MIGAS, PETRONAS Indonesia is looking for the following professionals:

1. Sr. Drilling Fluid & Cementing Engineer (1 position)

We are seeking a Drilling Fluid & Cementing Professional to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and leading in performing all aspect of all fluid and cementing engineering works and geomechanic studies for the successful, cost effective and safe implementation of Company’s exploration development work over and wireline activities, both in domestic and international areas. Provide continuous engineering advice to the overall operations to the Project Team(s) to ensure that quality, safety standards and procedures are met.

Responsibilities:

• Improve well fluid and geomechanics efficiency through the application of the state-of-the- art technology in all facets of the operations.

• Reduce non-productive time and trouble cost related to well fluid, cementing and hole making by identifying problems and recommend remedial action. 

• Consolidate, capture and verify all well fluid,cementing and geomechanic technical information and disseminate them to the various drilling engineers in various projects teams so as to ensure everybody is well-updated on technologies application for drilling completion and workover and activities.

• Lead and supervise the implementation of the well fluid,cementing and geo-mechanics programs in the project team(s) to ensure all activities are operated in safe and cost effective manner.

• Review, analyse and modify the base requirement for the scope of work and technical specifications for the tender packages in order to be in line with project requirement and meeting the minimum cost concept and HSE requirement.

• Ensure on contracted drilling rigs and 3rd party Well Fluid equipment materials and supplies compliance to contract technical specifications and PCSB’s safety standards by participating on site rig inspections acceptance test.

• Ensure Cementing unit is well maintained with the necessary spares and preventive checklists has been performed.

• Provide continuous advice to respective project team(s) on daily well fluid properties, hole stability and cost impact if any to ensure safe and cost effective operations.

• Provide expert support to the onshore and offshore drilling decisions to ensure that cementing operations are designed and performed efficiently and in accordance with the cementing standards and procedures.

• Ensure all cementing operations are performed in full compliance with Corporate and Departmental HSE policies and procedures.

• Participate in evaluating cementing failures (using root cause analysis techniques) and report findings, lesson learned and recommendations to avoid reoccurrence of problems.

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering preferably with strong drilling curriculum.

• Minimum 6-9 years of diversified petroleum industry in well fluids and cementing engineering and geomechanics activities with 2 to 3 years wellsite experience in drilling and workover activities.

• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills.

• Self-starter innovative and proactive

• Teamwork and strong emotional stability to work under pressure and tight deadline.

• Understanding of E&P Business and technical/functional knowledge

• Leadership & Organizational awareness

• Personal impact, influence & creative problem solving

2. Sr. Completion Engineer (1 position)

We are seeking a Sr. Completion Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for manage and lead overall completion related activities in Indonesia Operation through completion engineering, operation excellence, inventory management, contract preparation and completion operations to achieve safe and efficient operation for exploration and development of oil and gas reserves in line with stakeholder’s and company’s objectives and aspiration.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of overall completion engineering strategies and plan for exploration and development wells by ensuring all completion activities are accordance with technical standards, approved programs, engineering solutions, and best practices in the most efficient, safe, and cost-effective manner to ensure maximum value creation and sustainable business growth.

• Lead the enhancement of completion operations efficiency and optimization by validating reporting, constantly evaluating and analyzing the practices, procedures and problems, and recommend changes for improvement in order to deliver well completion objectives.

• Drive well completion activities efficiently and safely by implementing and enforcing best well completion engineering practices in all aspects of completion designs to ensure cost optimization and efficiency whilst maintaining operational productivity.

• Manage safe and efficient well completion operation by utilizing relevant and fit-for-purpose technologies and best practices applications to enhance and sustain operational excellence and competitive edge that will consistently draw stakeholders’/customers’ satisfaction and confidence.

• Lead technical support in completion activities by providing direction, advice, and coordinate operation to ensure smooth operation to avoid operational problems or non-productive time that may occur during completion operations in order to deliver the well as per the planned objectives

• Manage, plan and control inventory management for well completion activities such as timely scheduling of equipment, materials, and services by continuously forecasting activities and requirements so as to avoid costly delays and impact to project deliverables.   

3. Sr. Reservoir Engineer (1 position)

We are seeking a Sr. Reservoir Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will carry out reservoir engineering technical evaluation through Life-of-field (LOF) reservoir engineering evaluation and services in conceptual and full Field Development Plan (FDP), Full Field review (FFR), reservoir management, reserves addition, Annual Review of Petroleum Resources (ARPR) and related sub-surface activities in order to monetize and achieve optimum hydrocarbon production, reserves exploitation and maximizing value return and sustainable business growth in line with PETRONAS Indonesia current and future business requirement in field appraisal, development and production.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the conceptual and full FDP by integrating reservoir engineering inputs such as the recovery factor (RF), production profile deliverability and number of wells in collaboration with other technical disciplines in order to achieve the targeted Reserves To Be Developed (RTBD).

• Perform Reservoir Engineering evaluation for additional oil & gas identification and near field appraisals through FFR/ EOR studies in collaboration with other technical disciplines in order to achieve the targeted Reserves to Be Developed (RTBD).

• Formulate RMP and Operating Strategy (OS) by formulating surveillance activities, well performance analysis, production forecasting, hydrocarbon allocation in order to sustain Technical Potential (TP) and long-term reserves recovery in safeguarding developed oil and gas resources.

• Analyze the reservoir by utilizing the relevant software or tools to predict the characteristics, behavior of the reservoirs and production deliverability which form basis for further technical assessment of the exploration fields, development fields, block evaluation and acquisition including Near Field Exploration (NFE) and Discovered Resource Opportunity (DRO) to sustain PCINO business growth.

• Identify and analyze the opportunities for production optimization, production enhancement, workover, idle well, technology implementation and well integrity activities by conducting FFR to recover bypass oil, and unlock potential reserves behind casing in order to optimize recovery of reserves, achieve production target and sustain long term production from producing fields to maximize PCINO profit in maximizing the recovery.

Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering.

• Minimum 8-10 years experiences in Oil and Gas Industry. 

• Strong influencing skills based on good technical basis and judgement is critical to ensure effectiveness in providing reservoir engineering inputs in Multi-disciplinary team.

• Good team player with high professionalism and integrity on the sub-surface technical evaluation/proposal is critical to ensure high quality, effective and timely decision making by the management.

4. Wellsite Geologist (3 position)

We are seeking a Wellsite Geologist to join our team. The successful candidate will work directly at drilling sites, monitoring and analyzing geological data in real-time, while providing recommendations that directly impact operational success. We are looking for individuals with technical expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in dynamic and challenging environments. If you have experience in the oil and gas industry and are committed to delivering the best results on every project, we invite you to apply for this position and become a valuable member of our growing team.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze geological data, including mud logs, cuttings samples, and well logs during the drilling process.

• Track formation characteristics, lithology, and hydrocarbon shows to provide insights into the wellbore and surrounding formations.

• Interpret geological data and provide real-time feedback on drilling progress and any geological hazards.

• Assess and report the geological significance of formations encountered, including any changes in lithology, porosity, and other geological parameters.

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of industry experience which 5 years of experience as Wellsite Geologist or equivalent position

• Direct experience in offshore well operation

• Minimum of 3 years experiences in drilling with ERD and horizontal wells

• Regional experience from Offshore Java (Madura Offshore and Central Java Offshore) is preferred

• Good team player with high professionalism and integrity on the sub-surface technical evaluation/proposal is critical to ensure high quality, effective and timely decision making by the management.

• Having a good working knowledge of drilling engineering, directional drilling, geosteering, mud engineering, mud logging, logging whilst drilling, measurement whilst drilling and/or wireline logging.

5. Operation Geologist (1 position)

We are seeking an Operation Geologist to join our team. The successful candidate be responsible for supervise geological operations for Upstream Exploration and Development wells, ensuring that the well objectives are met at optimum cost.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and implement fit for purpose geological and subsurface evaluation and data acquisition program for Exploration and Development drilling campaigns. This is to ensure compliance with the agreed objectives of maximizing the reserves addition and achieving operational excellence.

• Implement technical assurance/solutions in operations during Exploration and Development drilling campaigns. This is to ensure continuous drilling operations in accordance with the highest HSE standards within the approved budget whilst seeking to save time and optimize costs.

• Review documentation of pre-drill, during drilling and post drill reporting to ensure that the documentation of Exploration and Development drilling campaigns are auditable for future records and according to highest standards that meet the host authority regulations, provide sound technical inputs regarding latest analytical and digital technologies to enhance the quality of data acquisition from Service Providers.

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of industry experience in Oil and Gas Industry

• Direct experience in offshore well operation

• Minimum of 5 years experiences as Operation Geologist

• Good team player with high professionalism and integrity on the sub-surface technical evaluation/proposal is critical to ensure high quality, effective and timely decision making by the management.

Suitable CVs with the above requirements are welcome to submit an application no longer than 31 March 2025 via email to: recruitment_pcino@petronas.com.my  (mentioned the proposed position title on your email subject).