PETRONAS; 4 Positions

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) is a leading global energy company committed to powering society’s progress in a responsible and sustainable manner. With close to 50,000 employees and a global reach spanning over 100 countries, we are ranked among the world’s largest corporations by revenue in the Fortune Media IP Ltd’s 2022 Fortune Global 500® list.

PETRONAS has been operating in Indonesia for more than 20 years, starting with its venture into a non-operator equity for the Ketapang Contract Area in 2000.  PETRONAS is currently holding participating interest in 9 Contract Areas across Indonesia, with 4 of them already in the production stage. PETRONAS has also consistently and successfully implemented various social and community programmes, focusing on education, capacity building, environment, health, as well as community wellbeing and development which are governed by its large Corporate Sustainability Framework.

As a safe, resilient, low cost and low carbon EP business, we are committed to consistently strengthening our presence in Indonesia and positively contributing to the development of Indonesia’s energy industry by supporting the country’s long-term ambition to produce 1 million barrels of oil per day (MBOPD) and 12 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (BSCFD) as set out in the Indonesian Oil and Gas 4.0 strategic plans.

PETRONAS Indonesia is looking for competent, dynamic, and creative Indonesians to join us in this exciting journey.  Under the Production Sharing Contract arrangements with SKK MIGAS, PETRONAS Indonesia is looking for the following professionals:

1. Drilling Fluid & Cementing Engineer

We are seeking a Drilling Fluid & Cementing Professional to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for prepare and execute all aspect of drilling fluid and cementing engineering works including contract requirement in Indonesia Operation for development of oil and gas reserve in order to meet stakeholder’s and company’s objectives and aspiration.

Job responsibility and accountability:

• Prepare, lead and supervise the implementation of the drilling fluid,cementing and geo-mechanics programs in the project team(s) to ensure all activities are operated in safe and cost effective manner.

• Reduce non-productive time and trouble cost related to drilling fluid, cementing and hole making by identifying problems and recommend remedial action to drilling team. 

• Consolidate, capture and verify all drilling fluid,cementing and geomechanic technical information and disseminate them to the various drilling engineers in projects teams so as to ensure smooth delivery.

• Review, analyse and modify the base requirement for the scope of work and technical specifications for the tender packages in order to be in line with project requirement and meeting the minimum cost concept and HSE requirement.

• Ensure on contracted drilling rigs and 3rd party drilling fluid equipment,materials and supplies compliance to contract technical specifications and PCSB’s safety standards by participating on site rig inspections acceptance test.

• Provide continuous advice to respective project team(s) on daily well fluid properties, hole stability and cost impact if any to ensure safe and cost effective operations. Ensure drilling fluid and cementing operations are performed in full compliance with HSE policies and procedures.

• Provide expert support to rig for decisions making to ensure that cementing operations are designed and performed efficiently and in accordance with  standards and procedures. Ensure cementing unit is well maintained with the necessary spares and preventive checklists has been performed.

• Participate in evaluating cementing failures (using root cause analysis techniques) and report findings, lesson learned and recommendations to avoid reoccurrence of problems.

Requirements:

• Degree in engineering preferably with strong drilling curriculum.

• Minimum 8 years in drilling industry focusing on drilling fluids and cementing including knowledge of geomechanics. Minimum 3 years offshore wellsite experience.

• Having minimum 3 years experiences managing drilling fluid and cementing as operator in offshore enviroment.

• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills.

 

2. Completion Engineer

We are seeking a Completion Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for manage and lead overall completion related activities in Indonesia Operation through completion engineering, operation excellence, inventory management, contract preparation and completion operations to achieve safe and efficient operation for exploration and development of oil and gas reserves in line with stakeholder’s and company’s objectives and aspiration.

Job responsibility and accountability:

• Lead the development and implementation of overall completion engineering plan and execution by ensuring all completion activities are accordance with technical standards, approved programs, engineering solutions, and best practices in the most efficient, safe, and cost-effective manner to ensure maximum value creation and sustainable business growth.

• Lead the enhancement of completion operations efficiency and optimization by validating reporting, constantly evaluating, and analyzing the practices, procedures and problems, and recommend changes for better efficiency.

• Drive well completion program efficiently and safely by implementing and enforcing best well completion engineering practices in all aspects of completion designs to ensure cost optimization and efficiency whilst maintaining operational productivity.

• Manage safe and efficient well completion operation by utilizing relevant and fit-for-purpose technologies and best practices applications to enhance and sustain operational excellence and competitive edge that will consistently draw stakeholders’/customers’ satisfaction and confidence.

• Lead technical support in completion activities by providing direction, advice, and coordinate operation to ensure smooth operation to avoid operational problems or non-productive time that may occur during completion operations to deliver the well as per the planned objectives.

• Manage, plan and control inventory management for well completion activities such as timely scheduling of equipment, materials, and services by continuously forecasting activities and requirements to avoid costly delays and impact to project deliverables.   

Requirements:

• Possess at least a bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline.

• This position requires a professional with minimum of 8 years experiences and technical knowledge in well completion as operator in offshore environment.

• Experience in handling development and production activities in worksite as well as other related/required skills in respective area.

 

3. Drilling Cost Controller

We are seeking a Drilling Cost Controller to join our team. The job purpose is to manage the end-to-end project cost control cycle for drilling operations. This includes tracking daily expenditures, reviewing performance against approved budgets, and preparing management reports to address performance gaps. The goal is to ensure effective project delivery and financial discipline throughout the well construction lifecycle.

Job responsibility and accountability:

• Monitoring contract expenditures (ACV) & creation of PR/PO/RO for drilling services.

• Process drilling vendor’s/contractor’s invoices for payment purposes.

• Prepare monthly accrual Value of Work Done (VOWD) and well cost adjustment to finance.

• Prepare monthly drilling cash forecast & cost status to finance.

• Prepare and update drilling year end projection/anticipated final cost for drilling

• Monitoring and control budget WP&B & Drilling AFE.

• Involve on preparation Cost Data for submission WP&B and AFE Drilling to SKK Migas

• Prepare Close Out Package AFE Drilling to be submitted to SKK Migas

Requirements:

• Well verse in SAP application for PO/RO/PR creation purposes.

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.

• Minimum 5-8 years experiences in Oil and Gas Industry. 

• Expertise in managing Approved Contract Value (ACV) and Authorization for Expenditure (AFE), including tracking actual costs against sanctioned amounts.

 

4. Sr. Reservoir Surveillance Engineer

Conduct surveillance monitoring wells performance, update RMP, reservoir simulation and support study team as per PETRONAS guidelines and managing reservoir performance as per endorsed RMP for respective fields to maximize HC recovery factor and at the same time to prevent/reduce profit loss.

Job responsibility and accountability:

• Conduct surveillance and analyze well performance using technology to optimize production, aligning with reservoir management plans.

• Support production optimization by reviewing well proposals and enhancement initiatives.

• Implement reservoir management and operating strategies through integrated studies to sustain long-term reserves and resource recovery.

• Manage short- and long-term production forecasts (STPF & LTPF) using methods like DCA, simulation, FMB, and network modeling to support planning (e.g., MTL, lifting targets, WPB, POD, ARPR) and align asset performance with strategic updates.

• Conduct annual Field Reservoir Management Reviews (FRMR) through technical evaluations (field, well, reservoir) to enhance reservoir understanding, update FPD plans, and identify opportunities for maximizing oil recovery.

• Perform regular dynamic model updates and coordinate with the study team to ensure forecast accuracy and support reservoir surveillance and RMP implementation.

Requirements:

• Degree in Petroleum Engineering discipline, post graduate degree would be an added advantage.

• Requires a professional with 5-8 years of comprehensive Petroleum Engineering experience in both oil and gas development and production phases.

• Have an in-depth technical experience in reservoir engineering development projects as well as reservoir management and production.

• Possess wide experience in managing petroleum engineering activities in various domestic or international environments.

 

Suitable CVs with the above requirements are welcome to submit an application no longer than 15 February 2026 via email to: recruitment_pcino@petronas.com.my  (mentioned the proposed position title on your email subject). All Employment arrangement will be under Third Party Contract (TPC).