Team Leader, Geology

PTT Exploration and Production; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) seeks a senior exploration expert to lead evaluations of new hydrocarbon plays, guide regional basin studies, and oversee prospect ranking. The role focuses on protecting company interests while driving innovative exploration concepts and technology deployment.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate drilling data acquisition, and participate in budget planning to sustain efficiency and growth across Southeast Asia.

Qualifications

• Lead in evaluating hydrocarbon potential of new exploration areas and provide technical recommendations on prospect evaluation, potential reserve assessment, and associated risks/uncertainties.
• Lead team in regional study and basin modeling to identify concession/PSC opportunities and establish a target inventory/database.
• Perform prospect identification, evaluation and ranking.

Responsibilities

• Lead team in evaluating and monitoring exploration activities to protect and optimize the Company’s interests.
• Supervise geological well data acquisition during drilling operations.
• Generate exploration concepts, formulate programs and identify markets or assets for exploration and development strategy.
• Provide technical expertise and counseling to management and colleagues.
• Assist in planning and monitoring department work plans and budgets, maintaining procedures for efficiency and capability development, and ensuring up-to-date technology in exploration geology.
• Coach and develop junior staff; conduct technical training to explain geological concepts and share knowledge.
• Ensure quality of team discussions and decisions; promote adherence to SSHE policy and regulations.

Job description

• Lead in evaluating hydrocarbon potential of new exploration areas and provide technical recommendation on prospect evaluation, potential reserve assessment, as well as associated risks/ uncertainties.
• Lead team in conducting regional study/ basin modeling of areas in focused regions with objectives to find alternatives or potential areas for concession/ PSC acquisition and for the establishment of potential area database/ inventory.
• Perform prospect identification, evaluation and ranking.
• Lead team in evaluating and monitoring exploration activities of the project to protect and optimize Company’s interests.
• Supervise geological well data acquisition during drilling operations.
• Generate new exploration concepts, formulate exploration program and identify target markets or assets for exploration and development strategy.
• Provide technical expertise/ counseling to management and colleagues.
• Assist manager in planning and monitoring departmental work plans/ budget as well as maintain appropriate working procedures and methodology for efficiency and capability development. Also ensure the high capability and update of technology on exploration geology.
• Coach, motivate, and develop junior staff in order to improve their skills to fulfill their job requirements. Conduct technical training to explain geological concept and share technical knowledge to the team.
• Ensure quality of team discussion and decisions.
• Promote the implementation of Company’s SSHE policy and regulations in all works under responsibility.

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PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)

A PTT Group Company

PTTEP is Thailand’s petroleum Exploration and Production Company, was established on 20 June 1985 according to the intention of the Cabinet to establish a highly flexible organization to manage the exploration and production of petroleum for maximum benefit of the country’s economy. PTTEP has invested, more than 31 years and at the moment, PTTEP has invested in over 40 major petroleum exploration and production projects in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Australasia and North America.

Furthermore, PTTEP has introduced unconventional E&P business in the company’s operations, such as the Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Production: FLNG, the investment in Oil Sands fields, and the invention of new strategies and technologies to increase the volume of production and petroleum reserve as well as to increase the strength of the company and Thailand in the long run.

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)

A PTT Group Company

PTTEP is Thailand’s petroleum Exploration and Production Company, was established on 20 June 1985 according to the intention of the Cabinet to establish a highly flexible organization to manage the exploration and production of petroleum for maximum benefit of the country’s economy. PTTEP has invested, more than 31 years and at the moment, PTTEP has invested in over 40 major petroleum exploration and production projects in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Australasia and North America.

Furthermore, PTTEP has introduced unconventional E&P business in the company’s operations, such as the Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Production: FLNG, the investment in Oil Sands fields, and the invention of new strategies and technologies to increase the volume of production and petroleum reserve as well as to increase the strength of the company and Thailand in the long run.