Senior Production Engineer

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.  Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. 

Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices.  

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work. 

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you? 

If so, we want to hear from you. 

Purpose of Role:

• Responsible for the production engineering design and production optimization strategy for Zama, with focus on well and field productivity, production optimization, maximize recovery, minimize cost and improve safety.
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Critical Responsibilities (MAE/MATTE/HSES*):

• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Perform production technology tasks for the Zama asset according with the Field Development Plan.
• Design and optimize well performance technical details (producers and injectors) through specific Production Engineering workflows (nodal analysis, tubing size selection, metallurgy, sandface completion screening and selection, critical rates and production envelope evaluation).
• Contribute to dynamic simulation with production engineering input (VFPs).
• Performs optimal selection and design of ESPs.
• Concept design, analysis and optimization of oil and gas gathering systems, both subsea and topside, including production testing and back allocation.
• Support the corporate business plan, Resource management, and for internal/external approval processes.
• Participate in internal and external partners technical meeting TCM’s.

Critical Skills*, Qualifications, Experience:

• Bachelor’s in petroleum engineering or related engineering
• Master’s degree in petroleum engineering or related to energy is desirable
• Proficient in English (written & spoken, ≥ B2 level)
• 12+ years relevant experience in production technology
• Relevant experience with Field Development Planning (including offshore and subsea projects)
• Proficient in petroleum engineering subjects such as nodal analysis, integrated production system modelling, production optimization, field surveillance, production testing and back-allocation
• Strong competencies in sandface completions concept select tasks, with focus on sand control (e.g. CHFP, CHGP).
• Strong competencies in PT software (Gohfer, Prosper, Coflow, PETEX suite, Autograph)
• Strong written and oral skills to efficiently communicate ideas, plans
• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• Strong problem-solving capacities

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.