Petroleum Engineer

-; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider is seeking experienced Production Engineers in Kuala Lumpur. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and 5+ years in the oil and gas sector. Responsibilities include optimizing production performance and collaborating with global teams on various technical projects. The role offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience in oil and gas industry specializing in Petroleum Engineering.
• Operational experiences in inflow/outflow modeling and production well testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to analyze well performance and advise on production optimization.
• Support operations schedule optimization and capacity enhancement.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability to manage workload under time pressure

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Innovative and analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's engineering degree

Tools

IPM (MBAL, GAP, PROSPER, Resolve)

Power BI

Energy Components

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.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower‑emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society's evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

ExxonMobil in Malaysia

ExxonMobil is one of the world's largest publicly traded energy providers and chemical manufacturers, ExxonMobil develops and applies 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. We also 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 looking for passionate individuals with an entrepreneurial mind‑set to drive change in our business, and who enjoy working in dynamic, collaborative, and diverse global teams.

Currently, we have multiple opportunities for experienced Production Engineers with between 5 to 15 years' experience to join our team. The role is based in Kuala Lumpur and you will work very closely with our global Technical and Operation 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/other relevant engineering disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in oil and gas industry specializing in either Petroleum Engineering, Production Engineering or Production Technology.

Possess operational experiences, particularly in:

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

Be able to demonstrate the following:

• 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 will be given to those with the following additional skills / abilities:

• Field/Operation, mentorship and team leadership experience
• Experience with engineering applications such as IPM (MBAL, GAP, PROSPER, Resolve), 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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ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be duly considered for employment.

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