Petroleum Engineer

-; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider is seeking a Production Engineer to join their team in Kuala Lumpur. The successful candidate will collaborate with global teams to optimize well performance and implement production enhancement strategies. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field and at least five years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are essential, along with experience in engineering applications.

Benefits

Competitive benefits supporting employees' needs

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of work experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience specializing in Petroleum Engineering, Production Engineering, or Production Technology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and operators to analyze performance and advise on production optimization.
• Support operation teams for schedule optimization and production planning.
• Conduct regular system surveillance for production and injection wells.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability to manage workload under time pressure

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a multi-cultural global team

Innovative and analytical thinking

Intellectual rigor, strong drive, and desire to lead change

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s engineering degree in relevant disciplines

Tools

IPM

OFM

OLGA

Hysys

Power BI

SeeQ

XHQ

Python

Energy Components

PL/SQL

Job description

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net‑zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

ExxonMobil in Malaysia

ExxonMobil is one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy providers and chemical manufacturers. We develop and apply next‑generation technologies to help safely and responsibly meet the world’s growing needs for energy and high‑quality chemical products. In Malaysia, we are involved in significant oil and gas production operations and the marketing of chemical products, and we host a global business and technology center in Kuala Lumpur that provides high‑level information technology and engineering expertise to ExxonMobil’s upstream, downstream and chemical businesses worldwide.

What role you will play in our team

We are expanding our Production Engineering & Optimization team and are looking for passionate individuals with an entrepreneurial mind‑set to drive change in our business. The role is based in Kuala Lumpur and you will work closely with our global technical and operations teams to support ExxonMobil’s global portfolio of Deepwater, Conventional, Unconventional and LNG assets.

What you will do

• Collaborate with engineers and operators on global teams to analyze well/field performance and advise on production optimization.
• Integrate with adjacent disciplines (Reservoir, Facilities or Process, Wells, Operations, Flow Assurance) to execute opportunities for production debottlenecking, production enhancement and idle well restoration.
• Support operation teams for operations schedule optimization, capacity enhancement, production planning and downtime optimization.
• Conduct regular system surveillance for production and injection wells to identify optimization opportunities.
• Assess impact of identified system constraints, monitor, and troubleshoot facility balance at field/platform/well level.
• Conduct screening economic evaluations of well intervention and stimulation operations.
• Manage production data, measurement and allocation quality assurance.
• Build/sustain proprietary production engineering technology.

Skills and Qualifications

To be eligible for this role, you must have the following:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s engineering degree from a recognized university in petroleum, chemical, mechanical, or other relevant engineering disciplines.
• Minimum five years of work experience in the oil and gas industry specializing in either Petroleum Engineering, Production Engineering or Production Technology.

Operational Experiences

• Inflow/outflow/flowline modeling
• Production well testing and allocation principles
• Network modeling and facilities operations
• Well design, completion, intervention and stimulation technologies
• Artificial lift methods and systems
• Reservoir and Facilities surveillance
• Production surveillance, troubleshooting and optimization of well and field performance

Hands‑on experience

• Hands‑on experience with proprietary or vendor engineering analysis tools within the experience domain.

Skills to Demonstrate

• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to manage workload under time pressure and changing priorities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a multi‑cultural global team and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Innovative and analytical thinking
• Intellectual rigor, strong drive, and desire to lead change

Preference Skills

• Field/Operation, mentorship and team leadership experience
• Experience with engineering applications such as IPM, OFM, OLGA and Hysys
• Experience with data visualization software (e.g. Power BI, SeeQ, XHQ) and scripting skills (e.g. Python)
• Experience in Production Database Management (e.g. Energy Components, PL/SQL)

Your Benefits

We are committed to providing benefits that are competitive and support the needs of our employees.

Application Process

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be duly considered for employment.