Consultant - Surface Facility – Production Assurance

Anton; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 37,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Anton, a globally leading oil and gas services company, seeks a Consultant - Surface Facility – Production Assurance in Kuwait. The role focuses on optimizing the production system, balancing deliverability with surface capacity, and improving asset uptime.

You will use HYSYS, PIPESIM, GAP and OLGA for network modeling, lead debottlenecking and chemical-injection design, diagnose flow assurance issues, and support multidisciplinary teams to enhance production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum or Chemical Engineering required.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• 15+ years in upstream Oil & Gas with surface facilities and flow assurance experience.
• Experience with process and network modeling software (HYSYS, PIPESIM, GAP, OLGA).

Responsibilities

• Optimize the production system balancing deliverability with surface capacity.
• Identify and eliminate surface bottlenecks to increase throughput.
• Develop and analyze surface network models for flow, pressure, and thermal behavior.
• Provide engineering support for facility modifications and debottlenecking.
• Design, audit, and optimize chemical injection programs for scale and corrosion.
• Diagnose and resolve flow assurance issues including emulsions and wax deposition.
• Manage chemical service providers and oversee lab analyses.
• Monitor corrosion and erosion risks in pipelines and equipment.
• Conduct technical assessments to improve efficiency and uptime.
• Use real-time data to identify performance issues and optimize flow.
• Support multidisciplinary teams on production optimization and troubleshooting.

Skills

Data analytics

Production surveillance

Multidisciplinary coordination

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum or Chemical Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

HYSYS

PIPESIM

GAP

OLGA

Job description

Anton is a globally leading integrated oil and gas value-added management service company committed to delivering resource value-maximizing solutions for clients through three core elements: technology, management, and resources. Headquartered in Dubai with a worldwide business footprint, Anton employs approximately 7,000 professionals from over 30 countries and regions. Anton's long-term vision is to become a world-leading green energy technology service enterprise, growing together with clients and talent while driving high-quality development in the energy industry.

About the role

Position Title: Consultant - Surface Facility – Production Assurance

Department: On-sync Energy Management Services Company.

Job Responsibilities

• Optimize the integrated production system by balancing well deliverability with surface processing capacity and constraints.
• Identify and eliminate surface bottlenecks to increase hydrocarbon throughput and reduce production backpressure.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated surface network models to evaluate fluid flow, pressure drops, and thermal behavior across gathering and production facilities.
• Provide engineering support for facility modifications, equipment sizing, and debottlenecking projects, including changes in water cut and gas-to-oil ratio.
• Design, audit, and optimize chemical injection programs for scale, corrosion, asphaltene, hydrate, emulsion, and biological control.
• Diagnose and resolve complex flow assurance issues, including emulsions, foaming, scaling, wax deposition, and other production restrictions.
• Manage chemical service providers, establish performance and cost-efficiency KPIs, and oversee laboratory fluid analysis, including PVT, water chemistry, and crude characterization.
• Monitor and mitigate internal corrosion and erosion risks in pipelines and surface processing equipment.
• Conduct technical assessments and provide recommendations to improve production efficiency, facility reliability, and asset uptime.
• Use production surveillance and real-time operational data to identify performance issues and optimize flow efficiency.
• Support multidisciplinary teams on production optimization, flow assurance, surface facility performance, and technical troubleshooting.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of direct experience in upstream Oil & Gas, with strong experience in surface facilities, production operations, flow assurance, and facility engineering.
• Advanced hands-on experience with industry-standard process and network modeling software such as HYSYS, PIPESIM, GAP, or OLGA.
• Proven experience in chemical injection system optimization and auditing, water analysis, crude composition assessment, and surface facility bottleneck/pinch-point analysis.
• Strong data analytics and production surveillance capabilities, with demonstrated ability to use real-time operational data to improve production efficiency and asset uptime.
• Strong understanding of surface production systems, gathering networks, separation, gas compression, water handling, chemical treatment, and asset integrity.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.