Graduate position in Exploration & Production

Harbour Energy Services Limited; Stavanger; On-site; NOK 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbour Energy plc offers a Graduate position in Exploration & Production aimed at graduates in Geoscience, Reservoir Engineering, or Petroleum Engineering. The program spans from exploration and appraisal to field development, reservoir management, and production optimisation.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to gain hands-on technical experience, participate in real business challenges, and develop the skills needed for a career in energy resources. Deadline: 4 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Geoscience, Reservoir or Petroleum Engineering.
• Graduating soon with internship experience (E&P preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Willingness to work across disciplines and internationally.
• Team-oriented and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, analyse, and integrate subsurface, reservoir, and production data to inform decisions.
• Contribute to reservoir evaluation, field development planning, and production optimisation.
• Support development and maintenance of geological, reservoir, and production models.
• Deliver high-quality technical evaluations to support exploration programmes, licensing rounds, and well planning.
• Assist in identifying exploration opportunities and evaluating subsurface uncertainties and risks.
• Support reservoir performance analysis, forecasting, and resource assessments.
• Collaborate with geoscientists, reservoir engineers, petroleum engineers, drilling engineers, and production specialists.
• Ensure technical work complies with company standards and project schedules.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

English communication

Education

Master's degree in Geoscience/Reservoir/Petroleum Engineering

Job description

Graduate position in Exploration & Production

Launch your career in Exploration & Production

Are you graduating soon and aspire to understand the subsurface, maximise asset value, and support the responsible delivery of energy resources?

We are looking for talented and motivated graduates from Geoscience, Reservoir Engineering, or Petroleum Engineering disciplines to join our Exploration & Production team.

This graduate program offers the opportunity to potentially gain experience across the full asset lifecycle, from exploration and appraisal through to field development, reservoir management, and production optimisation. Working alongside experienced professionals, you will develop technical expertise while contributing to real business challenges and opportunities.

What you will do

As a Graduate for Exploration & Production, you may, depending on your background:

• Interpret, analyse, and integrate subsurface, reservoir, and production data to support technical and commercial decision-making.


• Contribute to reservoir evaluation, field development planning, and production optimisation activities.


• Support the development and maintenance of geological, reservoir, and production models.


• Deliver high-quality technical evaluations within your area of specialisation to support exploration programmes, licensing rounds, and well planning activities.


• Assist in identifying exploration opportunities and evaluating subsurface uncertainties and risks.


• Support reservoir performance analysis, forecasting, and resource assessments.


• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams including geoscientists, reservoir engineers, petroleum engineers, drilling engineers, and production specialists.


• Ensure technical work is delivered with integrity, complies with company standards and requirements, and aligns with project schedules.

Who you are

We are looking for graduates who are curious, analytical, and eager to learn in a dynamic technical environment.
You will have:

• A Master's degree in Geology, Geophysics, Earth Sciences, Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a related discipline.


• University study within a reasonable time frame and ideally at least one E&P internship


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• The ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively.


• A collaborative mindset and a willingness to work across disciplines.


• Fluent written and spoken English language skills, proficiency in another foreign language could be an advantage.


• High flexibility and willingness to work internationally


• A proactive approach to learning and professional development.

Join us and help unlock the value of energy resources through innovative subsurface, reservoir, and production solutions.

Deadline for applications: 4 October 2026

As a part of our routines background checks will be performed, with consent from relevant candidates.

Om bedriften

In September 2024, Harbour Energy plc successfully completed the acquisition of Wintershall Dea AG's upstream assets.

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world's largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.

Today, Harbour is producing c.450,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia.

With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world's energy needs.

Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices.

Our office in Norway is based in Stavanger with around 300 employees.

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