Job Description

Job Information
Job Location: Lagos & Offshore
Salary Budget: N35 – N45m per annum
Expected Start Date: December 2023

Duties and responsibilities
Production engineers are petroleum engineers who take over wells after drilling is completed and monitor these wells for oil and gas production. If wells are not producing as much as expected, production engineers figure out ways to increase the amount being extracted. As well as this, production engineers will have other key tasks such as:
Evaluating inflow and outflow performance between reservoirs and the wellbore
Directing and monitoring the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing or well surveys
Monitoring production rates, and planning workover processes to improve production
Designing well intervention activities
Selecting equipment for surface facilities that separate and measure the produced fluids and prepare them for transportation
Liaise with Field Operations and provide technical support
Monitor and coordinate field production activities for optimum production

Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, masters will be an advantage.
At least 7 years relevant experience in onshore Production Engineering
Possess good hands–on technical knowledge and experience of relevant well engineering softwares (OFM, NODAL, SEPAL etc.)
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with the ability to challenge others in a constructive manner and negotiate with internal peers, partners and 3rd parties to influence decisions or ways of working
Must be a self-motivated individual and possess ability to work under pressure without sacrificing quality
Good problem-solving skills (combining learned procedures and related experience) and the ability to handle large amounts of complex information in a detailed and coordinated manner and to identify critical issues and workflows
Committed to the highest principles of ethics, quality of work with a strong commitment to Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) objectives

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