Company Overview

Welcome to CNOOC International. We are a global energy company and subsidiary of CNOOC Limited with a vision of delivering safe, sustainable energy for all .
CNOOC International, the international division of CNOOC Limited, is a global energy company with operations in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe. Our successful growth as an upstream oil and gas producer has been achieved by consistently finding and developing world-class assets.
Our business is focused on safely exploring and producing from conventional offshore, unconventional and oil sands assets. As part of the CNOOC Group of companies, which span the entire energy supply chain, our size and capability create a competitive advantage that ensures we deliver long-term value.
In Canada, CNOOC International has oil sands assets in Long Lake, located in northern Alberta just south of Fort Mc Murray, which is a SAGD and partial Upgrader operation with production capacity of 85,000 barrels of bitumen a day. We also have interest in several other oil sands projects, including Hangingstone, operated by Greenfire Resources Operating Corporation and Syncrude’s oil sands mining upgrading facility. In addition to our oil sands business, we have shale gas land in Northeast British Columbia, a power station in Balzac, Alberta, and interest in a wind farm in southern Alberta. Calgary is our regional corporate office for all North America.

CNOOC and You

Your career at CNOOC is about moving forward – learning new skills, broadening experiences, and making meaningful contributions. From personal career development that enables you to fulfill your potential, to employee programs that help you make the most of work life balance.
In exchange for your dedicated work is a total rewards package that not only recognizes your contribution, but also provides for your family. We offer competitive Company-paid benefits that support your mental, physical and financial well-being! Including an annual Wellness Account, a generous paramedical allowance, and access to a team of Virtual Health Care professionals to guide you to the right medical resource. Save for your future by participating in our Pension plan and join our Savings Plan with Company-matching. We encourage you to further step up for your community by giving you two paid volunteer days, volunteer rewards and sports grants to support causes you are passionate about.
Bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the determination to fuel our success are what set us apart. Therefore, we are seeking a Contractor - Operations Geologist to join our growing team in Calgary, Alberta. This dynamic role will be instrumental in providing oversight of the wellsite geologists and will be the prime communicator from the field to the office for all geological related updates and information. The operations geologist will collaborate with both the greenfield and brownfield resource development teams. The candidate will also be responsible to document and present well results and learnings to the resource development teams and management on a regular basis.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology
• Minimum 8 years geological experience with at least 3 years working operations
  • Operations experience in both horizontal and vertical wells would be an asset
• Previous experience working on the Mc Murray Formation with SAGD drilling knowledge
  • Experience with brownfield and greenfield projects would be an asset
• Ability to make concise logical decisions in a timely manner
• Demonstrates the ability to understand and operate effectively in a diverse and multi-cultural environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Competent in the use of Petrel and Microsoft Suite
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Knowledge of analytical software such as Spotfire and Power BI would be considered an asset.

Your Role with Our Team

• Exemplify Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies, procedures, standards and guidelines in the execution of all work
• Conduct geological handoff of subsurface information and interpretations from both the brownfield and greenfield teams (i.e., core data, logs, and drilling/production information) prior to execution
• Provide input and recommendations on wireline tools, coring, cased-hole logging, etc. for vertical delineation and observation wells
• Provide input and recommendations on LWD tools for horizontal drilling (working with the subsurface and petrophysics’ teams)
• Be the primary point of communication with the drilling team (COSL) and field geologists
• Organize the ordering and storage of wellsite geological data (vials, iso-jars, core, etc.)
• Document and organize well logging and geological wellsite data
• Input finalized well data into Petrel according to internal best practices
• Work collaboratively with oilsands team members to integrate subsurface data
• Utilize a continuous improvement mindset to optimize the business and improve project economics
• Ability to interpret 3D & 4D seismic to communicate interpretations to the field staff
• Responsible for geological presentations throughout the execution phase of a program including: DWOP, pre-drill, AAR and management presentations
• May be required to provide information and present to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)

Your Career Development

The opportunities are limitless when you join our team. Our employees are encouraged to drive their development, enhancing their career through experiences, exposure, and education. A mentoring program, on-demand e-Learning courses, and formal training opportunities are all ways in which CNOOC International supports your career growth.

Closing Statement

All positions require background checks which could include:

• Criminal police record check
• Education verification
• Credential verification