Country
Canada
Location
Calgary
Employment Type
Employee
Requisition Number
CAN02593
Closing date
Apr-18-2025
Company Overview
Welcome to CNOOC International. We are a global energy company and subsidiary of CNOOC Limited with a vision of delivering safe, sustainable energy for all.
CNOOC International, the international division of CNOOC Limited, is a global energy company with operations in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe. Our successful growth as an upstream oil and gas producer has been achieved by consistently finding and developing world-class assets.
Our business is focused on safely exploring and producing from conventional offshore, unconventional and oil sands assets. As part of the CNOOC Group of companies, which span the entire energy supply chain, our size and capability create a competitive advantage that ensures we deliver long-term value.
In Canada, CNOOC International has oil sands assets in Long Lake, located in northern Alberta just south of Fort McMurray, which is a SAGD and partial Upgrader operation with production capacity of 85,000 barrels of bitumen a day. We also have interest in several other oil sands projects, including Hangingstone, operated by Greenfire Resources Operating Corporation and Syncrude’s oil sands mining upgrading facility. In addition to our oil sands business, we have shale gas land in Northeast British Columbia, a power station in Balzac, Alberta, and interest in a wind farm in southern Alberta. Calgary is our regional corporate office for all North America.
CNOOC and You
Your career at CNOOC is about moving forward – learning new skills, broadening experiences, and making meaningful contributions. From personal career development that enables you to fulfill your potential, to employee programs that help you make the most of work life balance.
We encourage and promote work-life balance by allowing you to participate in our Compressed Work Schedule (CWS) that will give you two Fridays off per month and flexible work hours.
In exchange for your dedicated work is a total rewards package that not only recognizes your contribution, but also provides for your family. We offer competitive Company-paid benefitsthat support yourmental, physical and financial well-being! Including an annual Wellness Account, a generous paramedical allowance, and access to a team of Virtual Health Care professionals to guide you to the right medical resource. Save for your future by participating in our Pension plan and join our Savings Planwith Company-matching. We encourage you to further step up for your community by giving you two paid volunteer days, volunteer rewards and sports grants tosupport causes you are passionate about.
Bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the determination to fuel our success are what set us apart. Therefore, we are seeking a Sr. Geologistto join our growing team in Calgary, Alberta.This dynamic role will be instrumental in providing planning and execution support of geological operations in CNOOC Petroleum North America’s (CPNA) Long Lake and Kinosis assets.
Your Background
•Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
•Undergraduate or post-graduate degree in Geology or related Geosciences discipline
•Professional designation with APEGA;
•10 or more years of relevant industry experience
•Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams;
•Strong understanding of petrophysics, geophysics and resource mapping
•Strong computer mapping skills. Proficiency with Petrel software would be considered an asset.
•Familiarity with SAGD well drilling, completion, and production practices
•Operational experience drilling SAGD brownfield and greenfield horizontal wells would be considered an asset.
•Skills in developing custom data tools and analysis in R and/or Python are a plus
Your Role with Our Team
Brownfield and/or Sustaining Pad Development
•Self-perform detailed geological evaluations to interpret subsurface stratigraphy, structure, isopach, deposition and reservoir quality attributes to accurately characterize and high-grade potential areas of interest for near-term or medium-term development.
•Ensure accurate geological inputs for optimal development planning and operational results
•Work as an integrated team with project geophysicist, engineers, and project managers in providing a holistic evaluation and project potential
•Communications to senior leadership
•Planning and execution of drilling SAGD well pairs and sidetracks for near-term and/or medium-term capital project commitments.
•Brownfield / Sustaining Pad Planning:
•Responsible for identifying opportunities, determining, and optimizing subsurface well-pair trajectory and recoverable volumes recommendations
•Responsible for presenting to expert review panel to provide subsurface geological justification for location and trajectory selection alignment in support of project sanction approval
•Brownfield / Sustaining Pad Execution:
•Coordinate and supervise subsurface drilling operations (including office and field staff associated with geological activity)
•Responsible for operational decisions impacting well placement and drilling mitigations with significant business impacts (production, cost, & safety implications).
Reservoir and Production Management
•Work closely with Geophysicists and Engineers to optimize bitumen recovery by analyzing steam chamber development and provide suggestions for well optimization;
•Accountable to be production geologist for currently producing well pads and responsible for input into reservoir strategy changes or production issues;
•Accountable to be production geologist responsible for startup support and troubleshooting of new well pads.
•Support several corporate processes with technical evaluations, including annual budget and strategic plans as well as Reserves and Contingent Resource evaluations.
•Responsible for geological support for Water Source and Disposal systems
Continuous Improvement/Knowledge Sharing
•Responsible for developing, implementing, and sharing best practices within geological team for analysis, interpretation, and execution of new wells for short- and long-term development including tech conferences
•Responsible for bringing forward innovative and value-added opportunities to maximize resource capture within multidisciplinary team for evaluation and implementation
Technical Assurance
•As a senior subject matter expert, participate actively in the Department technical assurance process.
•Identify, communicate, and document of technical workflows.
•Consistently apply workflows in reservoir characterization in support of current and future projects (including core analysis and testing).
•Review recommendations from the Geoscience technical team with respect to appropriate resource and reserve estimate methodologies and assumptions for all assets in all stages of development.
Your Career Development
The opportunities are limitless when you join our team. Our employees are encouraged to drive their development, enhancing their career through experiences, exposure, and education. A mentoring program, on-demand e-Learning courses, and formal training opportunities are all ways in which CNOOC International supports your career growth.
Closing Statement
All positions require background checks which could include:
•Criminal police record check