Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 37 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world's energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Norway with 21,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges.
In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as one of the largest lease holders in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Our GoM portfolio is managed out of our Houston office. The Statoil Houston office, which was established in 2002, also manages our Alaska, Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale gas portfolios.
To date Statoil has invested more than USD $11 billion in US upstream activities, and currently produces more than 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. Our Houston office currently staffs more than 500 people. We have US offices located in Anchorage, Austin, Houston, Stamford and Washington D.C. USA, and are looking for talented people to contribute to our growing activity base.
The Technology, Projects and Drilling, research, development and innovation (TPD RDI) explore program consists of over 100 persons, mainly working on exploration geology and geophysics (G&G). The TPD RDI EXP carbonate plays and reservoirs (CPR) sector is responsible for all research and development (R&D) on carbonates on play and reservoir scale, from seismic and geological analysis to dynamic flow modeling. CPR is expanding internationally, starting with a group in Austin.
Carbonate plays and reservoirs Austin (TPD RDI EXP CPR AUS), a newly created and as yet unstaffed research unit, is looking for research-oriented geologists with an emphasis on developing new carbonate play concepts and carbonate reservoir prediction. This is an exciting opportunity to develop our Austin carbonate department and influence the direction of a new Statoil office together with the siliciclastic play and reservoir group.

Job description

  • The ideal candidate will have a strong background in exploration, sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology and structural geology
  • We’re looking for a scientific problem solver able to think on multiple scales and approach problems from many angles
  • The tasks will require multidisciplinary teamwork
  • The job will involve a blend of research, support of exploration assets and liaison with North- American academia
  • Close ties already exist with the university of Texas at Austin, and we expect to foster this as well as other academic relationships from the new research unit

Qualifications

  • Required:
  • Five + years of strong analystical G&G background and experience with working with carbonate reservoirs in the subsurface and with outcrop analogues analysis of carbonate plays/reservoirs from 2 and 3D seismic
  • Master's degree
  • Preferred:
  • PhD degree

We offer

  • Statoil offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package
  • Statoil is an equal opportunity employer

Personal qualities

  • Strong team player
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary setting
  • Good business understanding
  • Creative with a commercial mindset
  • Good presentation and communication skills
  • Living the Statoil values
  • Our values are to be courageous, open, hands-on and caring. We believe in these qualities, which are essential for building an even stronger Statoil. If you can identify with them, you could be the one to strengthen our team
  • Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the recruitment process