Geoscientist

ExxonMobil Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan for employee and family

Competitive remuneration package

Job summary

ExxonMobil Malaysia is seeking experienced geoscientists to join an integrated, multi-disciplinary team delivering subsurface insights that inform asset and business decisions. The role requires self-motivation, sound technical judgment, strong collaboration across disciplines, and clear technical communication.

Candidates should hold a Geology/Geophysics/Earth Sciences degree with 5–10 years upstream oil and gas experience and strong fundamentals in reservoir characterization and field

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geology, Geophysics, or Earth Sciences.
• 5–10 years of upstream oil and gas experience, preferably supporting development and producing assets.
• Strong fundamentals in reservoir characterization and opportunity generation.
• Experience integrating geological, geophysical, production, and reservoir data to inform asset decisions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver subsurface insights to inform asset and business decisions.
• Integrate geological, geophysical, production, and reservoir data.
• Support field development activities and planning.
• Collaborate across disciplines and communicate technical concepts clearly.

Skills

Geology

Geophysics

Earth Sciences

Reservoir characterization

Well log interpretation

Subsurface mapping

Geophysical interpretation

Volumetric assessment

Data integration

Field development planning

Drilling planning

Uncertainty analysis

Seismic interpretation

Reservoir models

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geology, Geophysics, or Earth Sciences

Job description

We are seeking experienced geoscientists to join an integrated, multi‑disciplinary team, delivering subsurface insights that inform asset and business decisions. The role requires self‑motivation, sound technical judgment, strong collaboration across disciplines, and clear technical communication.

Technical requirements for this role are as follows:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geology, Geophysics, or Earth Sciences
• 5–10 years of upstream oil and gas experience, preferably supporting development and producing assets
• Strong fundamentals in reservoir characterization and opportunity generation, including well log interpretation, subsurface mapping, geophysical interpretation, and volumetric assessment
• Demonstrated ability to integrate geological, geophysical, production, and reservoir engineering data to inform asset decisions, including production optimization and field development planning
• Practical experience supporting field development activities, including drilling or well intervention planning and post‑execution evaluation
• Experience in quantitative seismic interpretation, and / or building and interrogating static reservoir models including calibration to dynamic data and uncertainty analysis (advantageous)

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Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil & gas company, having presence in over 200 countries. We are an industry leader in almost every aspect of the energy and petrochemical business. In Malaysia, ExxonMobil has business activities ranging from exploration and production of oil and gas to refining and marketing of petroleum products, and also hosts a global IT support center.

We are looking for suitably qualified Malaysians for IT positions. You will join an organization that provides not just a job, but interesting and challenging career development opportunities and assignments that let you grow personally and professionally. While in the short term, the individuals focus will be in applying and developing IT skills, ongoing demonstration of personal excellence in leadership, business, interpersonal and technical skills will lead to possible career paths in both management and technical leadership.

We offer an attractive remuneration package which includes competitive salary, allowances, a medical plan which covers both employees and family, and other benefits.

Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil & gas company, having presence in over 200 countries. We are an industry leader in almost every aspect of the energy and petrochemical business. In Malaysia, ExxonMobil has business activities ranging from exploration and production of oil and gas to refining and marketing of petroleum products, and also hosts a global IT support center.

We are looking for suitably qualified Malaysians for IT positions. You will join an organization that provides not just a job, but interesting and challenging career development opportunities and assignments that let you grow personally and professionally. While in the short term, the individuals focus will be in applying and developing IT skills, ongoing demonstration of personal excellence in leadership, business, interpersonal and technical skills will lead to possible career paths in both management and technical leadership.

We offer an attractive remuneration package which includes competitive salary, allowances, a medical plan which covers both employees and family, and other benefits.

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