Job Vacancies at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Job Description

• Utilize data analytics and performance metrics to evaluate the operational and financial performance of the asset.
• Prepare and present comprehensive performance reports, dashboards, and presentations to senior management, highlighting key insights, trends, and recommendations.
• Assist in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to support informed decision-making and resource allocation.
• Identify and assess risks to business performance, develop mitigation plans, and monitor risk factors to ensure operational resilience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance or any related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the upstream oil & gas industry, with a focus on business performance analysis, strategic planning, or operations management.
• Proficient in data analysis techniques, statistical methods, and data visualization tools to extract insights and drive informed decision[1]making.
• Solid understanding of financial principles, budgeting, cost analysis, and financial modeling.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices pertaining to upstream oil & gas operations.
• Understanding of risk management principles, risk assessment techniques, and the ability to develop and implement risk mitigation strategies

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Job Description

• Conduct financial analysis to evaluate the economic viability of projects, including assessing costs, revenues, potential risks, utilizing the best financial models to forecast cash flows, NPV (Net Present Value), ROI (Return on Investment), and other financial metrics.
• Develop and implement commercial strategies to maximize the value of the asset. This includes identifying market opportunities, negotiating contracts with suppliers, partners, and customers, and ensuring compliance with regulations and contractual obligations.
• Lead the development of short-term and long-term strategic plans for the asset, including production forecasts, capital expenditure budgets, and operational plans. Monitor performance against plans and recommend adjustments as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s & master’s degree in Petroleum Economics, Business Economics, Finance or any related disciplines.
• Relevant experience (typically 7+ years) in petroleum economics, planning, or financial analysis.
• Familiarity with economic evaluation techniques, financial modeling, and data analysis.
• Strong understanding of petroleum economics principles, financial analysis, and planning concepts.
• Knowledge of the petroleum industry, including supply-demand dynamics and pricing mechanisms.
• Familiarity with economic evaluation techniques, financial modeling, and cost-benefit analysis

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Job Description

• Development of technical plans for subsurface drilling and extraction.
• Advice on evaluation of wells’ potential and forecast results based on technical data and analysis.
• Production forecasting, reserves assessment and estimations provision of general technical services expertise.
• Provide expertise support for projects; for the design and coordination of subsurface projects, hands-on technical services, studies, and working with the broader technical and commercial teams to identify commercially viable areas of investment on the asset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Physical sciences, etc. MSc degree desirable
• At least 15 years of relevant experience in similar role with an operator, preferably with experience in Exploration or New Ventures.
• Experienced with both exploration and development of upstream oil and gas activities.
• Experience of wide range of projects, including field appraisal, reservoir management, development planning and operations.
• Working knowledge of key disciplines including geology, geophysics drilling, reservoir engineering, surface facility, production operations, and economics and well completions.

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ob Description

• Lead the production team in the forecasting, planning, and delivering of production volumes.
• Develop production optimization techniques in line with Company HSE policy in a safe and efficient manner.
• Manage the commissioning and start-up of new projects & flow station modifications to ensure compliance with standards, specs, and contract terms & conditions.
• Manage field production assets and efficiently administer resources to ensure optimum availability of oil production around the clock in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (An MBA or MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering or any related discipline)
• Minimum of 15 years upstream oil industry experience.
• E &P project experience with development of heavy crude reservoirs.
• An understanding of Oil & Gas industry legislative and regulatory requirements, including project proposals, submissions, reports, approvals, cost recovery components, and auditing.

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Job Description

• Participate in Field Development Plan Review and carry along the asset team on results from your work.
• Identify & Specify Process requirements and define system parameters; develop control and safeguarding philosophies.
• Provide Process Engineering inputs in technical reviews and Management of Change to ensure technical integrity, efficiency, and safety of facilities.
• Development and evaluation of STOG opportunities and activities towards incremental production.
• Provide input into detailed design of new facilities or modifications to facilities undertaken by the team with special emphasis on the Flares Down Policy, energy efficiency and optimization of facility uptime/availability.
• Support field models and optimization initiatives in the facilities using relevant tools (e.g. IPSM, Unisim, Pipesim and other tools).

Requirements

• B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 6+ years’ experience in engineering with at least 4 years working as a process engineer (including familiarity with process engineering tools); at least 2 years in design and 4 years in Operations Support Role or concept Engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of pipeline design codes and standards (e.g., API, ASME, ISO) and familiarity with relevant Nigerian regulations.
• Proficiency in pipeline simulation software (e.g., Caesar II, PipeFlow) and CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, SolidWorks).
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP) is an asset

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Job Description

• Build and update static earth and reservoir models, as essential requirements for well planning, field development activities, planning & monitoring operational activities across company’s asset.
• Input to geological projects and studies and integrate study results into field development models.
• Perform model building and uncertainty modelling to ensure consistent models are fit for purpose for Well re-entry plans, well intervention plans, Exploration, and development drilling, and is essential for Full Field Development planning.
• Development and evaluation of STOG opportunities and activities towards incremental production

Requirements

• M.Sc. Geology, Geophysics, or Petroleum Geoscience
• Minimum 10 years' core experience in Production Geoscience /Geomodelling / Static Modelling.
• Strong working knowledge of Petrel is required and / Or CMG/Jewel Suite
• Knowledge and Use of Production Geoscience and Property Modelling at Expert Level.
• Structure Modelling Knowledge of Stratigraphy and Structural Architecture within the Niger delta regions and other basins at expert level

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Job Description

• Evaluate reservoir properties such as porosity, permeability, and fluid saturation using geological and geophysical data.
• Utilize advanced reservoir modeling techniques to quantify hydrocarbon reserves and predict reservoir performance.
• Generate geological and petrophysical models to support prospect ranking and portfolio management decisions.
• Good understanding of Seismic interpretation, acquisition, seismic processing, and special G&G (Fault seal, pore pressure, AVO, Seismic Inversion) studies methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Geophysics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in upstream oil & gas exploration and development
• Proficiency in geological and geophysical interpretation software such as Petrel, Kingdom, Techlog or GeoFrame.
• Strong understanding of seismic interpretation techniques, well log analysis, and reservoir characterization methods

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Job Description

• The Business Assurance Manager will play the critical role of identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring the various risks associated with the operations of the asset, in the now, and years to come.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Geology, Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related field. A master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., Certified Risk Manager - CRM, Project Management Professional - PMP, Chartered Financial Analyst - CFA) may be preferred or advantageous.
• Strong understanding of upstream oil & gas operations, including exploration, drilling, production, reservoir management, and field development processes.
• Familiarity with industry-specific regulations, standards, and best practices related to health, safety, environment, and regulatory compliance (e.g., API standards, ISO 31000, OSHA regulations).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data, perform scenario analysis, and make data-driven decisions to manage risk effectively.
• Familiarity with risk management software, data analytics tools, and digital technologies used for risk assessment, reporting, and decision support (e.g., enterprise risk management systems, predictive analytics, GIS software)

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Job Description

• To provide top quality quantitative seismic interpretation (QI) for geological and geophysical evaluation in identifying maturing prospects and adding reserves through successful exploration discoveries and field development.
• Champion the effective use of new technology, workstation tools and geological/geophysical quantitative seismic interpretation, to integrate all available surface and subsurface data and add value during the evaluation process, with the aim of identifying new plays and prospects with clear upside and/or high commercial potential.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Geology/Geophysics or Petroleum Geosciences
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in seismic and well data interpretation in an active E&P service or operating company
• Experience in data integration across the Geological and Geophysical Environment
• Knowledge of UNIX, LINUX and Windows operating system and softwares
• Workstation-based seismic /geological interpretation on both play and prospect scales
• Well-rounded geoscientist experienced in all aspects of play-based evaluation concepts and methods

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Job Description

• Engage in preparation of well engineering design and operational plans for drilling of wells, including well planning, casing design, material and equipment selection, log evaluation, quality assurance and post-job evaluation.
• Manage the Well Delivery Process (WDP) and the Project Maturation Process (PMP) and ensure compliance with the processes.
• Manage drilling management systems (reporting, benchmarking, lessons learned, competence assurance, well design, operations standards, technical manuals, homepage, well files etc.)

Requirements

• BSc degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (Well Control certification is an added advantage)
• 7-10 years well engineering experience.
• Have relevant extensive work experience in well construction, completions, intervention, and optimization.
• Have a competency in drill bits/mills, BHA design, engineering simulations, field operations, and preparation of work programs.
• Experience managing an IOC or NOC’s Drilling team in the Niger Delta
• Have competency working in at least two relevant applications: conventional rotary drilling, horizontal and/or multilateral wells, pad drilling, unconventional, coiled tubing drilling, underbalance or managed pressure drilling