THE  COMPANY:

Our client is an independent energy company that explores for, develops and produces natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids.  The company’s U.S. assets are located in East Texas, the Anadarko basin, the Permian Basin, the Gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana, and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

The company is one of the world's top independent oil and gas exploration and production companies.  The company’s mission is to grow a profitable global exploration and production company in a safe and environmentally responsible manner for the long-term.  The company has increased reserves 22 out of the last 25 years and production 30 out of the past 32 years, a testament to their consistency over the long term.

The company pursues opportunities for growth through exploration and development drilling, supplemented by occasional strategic acquisitions.  During 2010, they completed more than $11 billion in acquisitions and made significant progress with exploitation on existing core properties.  They included high-quality assets with a diversity of geologic and geographic risk, product mix and reserve life.  The properties are strategically positioned with existing infrastructure and play to the strengths that come with The company’s experience operating in the Permian Basin, Canada and Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

THE  POSITION:

Position Overview and Responsibilities:
The Senior Exploration Geoscientist will be responsible for:
·      Conducting all aspects of prospect generation and evaluation, reserve calculation, risk
     & value assessment processes and documenting results.
·     Conducting detailed integrated geological/geophysical analysis including regional and
     prospect level structural, reservoir, seal and source rock mapping, cross-section
     construction, analogue field and hydrocarbon occurrence evaluations, hydrocarbon
     systems maps, geomodel construction, etc.
·     Initiating and overseeing detailed studies performed by internal and external expert
     consultants.
·     Input to planning and oversight of drilling/seismic operations including geological
     prognoses for drilling programs, and preparation of final operations and post operational
     reports.
·     Contributing to tactical and strategic decisions with technical, operational, and economic
     impact within the team and across departments.
·   Contributing and participating in internal peer review and management presentations and,
    if necessary, as the company’s technical representative to partners.
·    Monitor and report budget/capital spending related to their projects.
·    Audit/oversee/coach the work and development of less senior geoscientists on the team.
·    The Sr. Geologist/Geological Advisor will report to the Exploration Manager for the Gulf
    Coast.

Education, Experience, Technical Qualifications:
·    MS in Geology or BS with equivalent work experience.
·   Minimum of 15 years of hands-on prospect generation experience in a variety of
   structural and depositional basin settings (viz: clastics, carbonates, salt) and prospect
   types.
·  Expert in geologic mapping techniques, log interpretation and correlation, knowledge of
   advanced structural analysis techniques, sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology and
   petrography, hydrocarbon systems and geochemical analysis, working knowledge of 2D
   and 3D seismic interpretation, pressure and temperature analysis, geological prognoses for
   well design, risk and reserve valuation (petrophysics).
·    Ability to deliver above products using high quality, integrated subsurface maps and
    written reports.
·   Experience in geological and geophysical project design and field operations.
·  Experienced with various computer systems, including UNIX and/or PC based systems
   (e.g.: Landmark, Petrel, Arcview), for subsurface interpretation.

Candidate Profile:
·   You are respected by your internal and external peers as a skilled Geoscientist within
    your discipline.
·    Ability to provide positive and proactive leadership to a multi-disciplinary/multi-cultural
    team environment.
·   Ability to work independently within broad guidelines and carry out complex and
    advanced level studies/projects, developing creative solutions, often under time pressure.
·    Ability to balance sound business judgment with good technical skills.
·  Ability to work within compact and distributed team environments and interact
    constructively with peers and colleagues.

SUMMARY:
This is a unique opportunity to join an independent exploration company that is clearly anindustry leader on the move.  Our client is the ideal company for individuals who seek to move to a rapidly growing Independent.  The successful candidate will have skills fully utilized and ideas tested.  Those skills and ideas will have a visible impact in the company’s performance.  This is a challenging position in an exciting and rewarding environment where teamwork and enthusiasm, combined with technical and operational capability, have proven to be a successful combination and are very well rewarded.

The company’s compensation package includes a competitive base salary with participation in incentive programs including performance bonus and long term incentive plan that hold significant upside.  In addition, the Company offers a generous 401K plan, medical benefits and other industry standard fringe benefits.  An attractive relocation package will be available as required.

All contact will be confidential and interested candidates should contact Julian Langham at 713-781-6881 or email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . (FF#491)