Exploration Geologist

We are looking for an Exploration Geologist to work in West London 4 days a week (1 day WFH). 14 months + work. Start in October. 

• Lead geological evaluations across multiple New Venture and M&A opportunities in a range of depositional and structural settings, integrating diverse datasets to identify and mature exploration opportunities.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams of geophysicists, petroleum system analysts, petrophysicists and engineers to assess prospectivity, risk, resources and commercial potential.
• Recommend and utilize appropriate geological data, databases and studies to support regional, play and prospect evaluations.
• Screen, evaluate and rank opportunities from bid rounds, data rooms, farm-ins and other business development activities.
• Assess the technical quality of external evaluations from potential partners, joint ventures and service providers.
• Collaborate with Technical Assurance teams to evaluate basin, play and prospect risk and resource assessments.
• Present clear, evidence-based recommendations to management on whether to pursue, acquire, farm into or relinquish opportunities.
• Monitor and apply advances in geological understanding and exploration technologies, promoting knowledge sharing across the organization.

You are/have:

• Significant exploration experience within an Exploration & Production company.
• Strong expertise in regional basin evaluation, petroleum systems analysis, fairway mapping, and prospect and lead assessment across multiple basins.
• Demonstrated experience working with clastic and carbonate petroleum systems, diverse source rock and reservoir environments, and varied datasets.
• Knowledge of plate reconstruction and paleogeographic modelling, particularly for frontier and emerging basins, including the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and Indian Ocean margins.
• Strong skills in well log interpretation, volumetric assessment, risk evaluation, sequence stratigraphy and play-based exploration analysis.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills, coupled with strong cultural awareness.
• A pragmatic approach to managing uncertainty, ambiguity and exploration risk.
• Proficiency with Petrel, GEOX and ArcGIS (or equivalent geospatial software).

• Experience in African and Mediterranean basins is desirable.

 
At a minimum, you have:

• A higher degree (PhD, MSc or equivalent) in Geology, Geoscience or a related discipline.

• Extensive experience in the oil and gas industry.

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