Petroleum Scientist

Job Req ID: 6094- Description:

- **Aramco energizes the world economy.**

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

**Overview**:
Saudi Aramco is seeking for a Senior Scientist to join their Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC). We are looking for professionals to conduct upstream research in the Productivity Enhancement Focus Area within the Production Technology Team. The position offers the opportunity to contribute in leading edge technology development in order to increase recovery, improve operational efficiency and reduce cost.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Engage with multi-disciplinary teams to identify well productivity enhancement challenges and provide solutions to fill the technology gaps. Initiate technology development proposals
Design, develop and formulate new fluids for enhancing the well productivity
Perform business case analysis for the need to develop new products
Develop and trial test new technologies in the field. Implement full-scale deployment of high-impact technologies
Write and publish technical papers
Prepare and present technical talks to highly technical audience

**Minimum Requirements**:
Hold a PhD degree either in chemistry, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, or related fields. Studies and experience in chemical sciences including chemical synthesis, organic chemistry, and/or materials science is a plus
Have a minimum of 5 years related experience with demonstrated skills design and R&D of well productivity enhancement
Have an in-depth theoretical and hands-on knowledge of productivity enhancement performance evaluation techniques including rheology, formation damage and scale mitigation
Have history of technical publications and patents

**Working environment**

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logístical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.
- Country/Region: SA