Country
Suriname
City
PARAMARIBO
Area
Suriname
Workplace location
PARAMARIBO-ASSURIA HERMITAGE(SUR)
Employer company
TotalEnergies EP Suriname B.V.
Domain
Geoscience & Reservoir
Type of contract
Fixed term position
Experience
Less than 3 years

Context & Environment

The Geoscience and Reservoir Engineering team is key to the successful execution of the GranMorgu greenfield development, the first major deep offshore oil development in Suriname’s Block 58, located around 150 km offshore. Operated by TotalEnergies in partnership with APA Corporation and Staatsolie, the project will develop the Sapakara and Krabdagu discoveries, with recoverable resources publicly estimated at over 750 million barrels. The development represents a total investment of around $10.5 billion and includes a new FPSO with an oil production capacity of up to 220 kbopd and associated gas treatment capacity of up to 500 MMscfd. First Oil is expected in 2028.

 

The development is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through an all-electric FPSO configuration, zero routine flaring and full reinjection of associated gas. The FPSO is also designed to accommodate future tie-back opportunities, supporting the potential extension of the production plateau. The reservoir management strategy will be critical to reducing field performance uncertainty, integrating new well and production data, updating subsurface models and adapting the Reservoir Management Plan during drilling, start-up and early production. Strong coordination with partners, authorities, contractors and local stakeholders will remain essential to project delivery and long-term value creation.

Activities

  • Comply with the Company’s and Subsidiary HSEQ principles.
  • Support the construction, quality control and maintenance of the Reservoir Engineering database (T-More), ensuring that key reservoir, well and production data are structured, traceable and readily usable by the team.
  • Develop and update reservoir monitoring dashboards, including data preparation, visualization, basic analytics and routine reporting for reservoir engineering reviews.
  • Prepare first-pass Reservoir Engineering synthesis, including plots, checks and technical material supporting data interpretation, consistency review and well performance analysis.
  • Support well delivery and reservoir engineering operations:
    1. Follow drilling operations and completion design studies, prepare clear technical summaries and identify points requiring reservoir engineering input or decision.
    2. Support the monitoring of well clean-ups, injectivity tests & data acquisition during the drilling campaign and start-up to the FPSO.
    3. Prepare and quality-check acquired reservoir data, including pressure transient analysis inputs, tracer sampling analysis and PVT sampling follow-up, for technical review and integration.
  • Contribute to 2G&R synthesis following well delivery by preparing inputs, checks, comparison plots and documentation to support integrated interpretation and model update workflows.
  • Assist in the preparation of the yearly Plan of Reservoir Monitoring (PREMONIT), the Reservoir Management Plan and their updates, including compilation of supporting data and technical notes.
  • Prepare material supporting reservoir management and production optimisation discussions, ensuring clear traceability of inputs, assumptions and key observations.
  • Contribute to reservoir and well monitoring after First Oil:
    1. Perform first-pass analyses of pressure build-up (PBU) and down-hole gauge (DHG) data to help interpret well performance trends and follow the evolution of well productivity & injectivity.
    2. Help monitor reservoir and well performance across the development perimeter through routine data checks, plots and dashboard updates.
    3. Escalate anomalies or performance drifts and prepare diagnostic material for discussion with senior reservoir engineers, Well Performance and Field Operations teams.

Candidate Profile

  • Education: MSc, Engineering degree or equivalent in Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Geosciences, Applied Mathematics or a related engineering discipline.

 

  • Professional experience:
    1. 0–3 years’ relevant experience in reservoir engineering, petroleum engineering, field development, production data analysis or subsurface studies; internships, apprenticeships or academic projects may be considered as relevant experience.
    2. Exposure to subsurface data and/or knowledge management involving geology, geophysics, petrophysics and reservoir engineering would be appreciated.

 

  • Technical Competences:
    1. Good understanding of reservoir engineering principles, including material balance, reservoir simulation concepts, pressure behaviour, production mechanisms and reservoir monitoring.
    2. Good analytical skills and ability to manipulate, quality-check and visualize technical data using Excel and/or scripting tools such as Python.
    3. Working knowledge of reservoir engineering workflows such as production monitoring, pressure analysis, reservoir simulation inputs, well performance and uncertainty tracking.
    4. Interest in integrated 2G&R workflows and willingness to develop practical understanding of geophysical, geological and reservoir engineering data integration.

 

  • Soft skills:
    1. Curious, rigorous and willing to learn in a multidisciplinary and operational project environment.
    2. Able to work constructively with geoscience, reservoir engineering, well performance and operations teams, while seeking guidance when needed.
    3. Structured, reliable and attentive to data quality, traceability and documentation.
    4. Good communication skills, team spirit, adaptability and openness to working in a multicultural environment.
    5. Languages: fluent English, written and spoken, required. French and/or Dutch would be valuable assets.

Additional Information

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