Overview
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
We are seeking an Acquisition Geophysicist to join Geophysical Imaging Department. The Geophysical Imaging Department is an organisation that supports Saudi Aramco exploration and development programs through providing timely quality geophysical solutions focusing on subsurface images and quality of reservoirs and prospects. The Geophysical Data Acquisition Division is responsible for acquiring high quality geophysical data safely across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia utilizing state of the art acquisition technologies, designing optimized acquisition parameters as well as with minimum impact on environment in order to meet the objectives of Exploration and Development programs of Saudi Aramco.
Key Responsibilities
You will be required to perform the following:
Perform seismic data evaluation and design for high channel counts, wide azimuth and broad band seismic survey.
Complete geodetic survey calculations, and provide related GNSS expertise.
Perform Quality Control of acquired seismic data sets.
Perform technical as well as safety audit of seismic crews.
Perform evaluation of geophysical contracts.
Perform evaluation of new technologies and equipment’s.
Supervise and manage seismic crews.
Supervise, lead and train junior acquisition geophysicist in surveying and acquisition activities.
Minimum Requirements
As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics, a master degree is preferred.
You should also have a minimum of 10 years in geophysical data acquisition domain, including at least five years of experience in onshore/offshore seismic data acquisition.
Experience in Survey Evaluation Design for 3D high channel counts and a strong understanding of key elements of seismic recording equipment’s, sensors and sources (seismic vibrators /airguns)
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, logistical 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.
Job Req ID:
11084
About Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company; its upstream operations are based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it also operates a global downstream business. Headquartered in the city of Dhahran, the company operates in eight locations within the Kingdom and 20 locations overseas, and employs around 76,000 people.
