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 FortuneGlobal500®list.

With over two decades of presence in Indonesia, PETRONAS currently holds participating interests in four contract areas across the country, all of which are in the exploration and development stages. PETRONAS has also consistently implemented a wide range of social and community programmes focused on education, capacity building, environmental stewardship, health, and community wellbeing and development, guided by its Corporate Sustainability Framework.

As a safe, resilient, low cost and low carbon EP business, PETRONAS is committed to consistently strengthening its 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. Sr. Marine Officer

2. Sr. Logistic Officer

3. Sr. Production Technologist

4. Mechanical Technician

 (for Indonesian Citizen Only)

 

1. Sr. Marine Officer

Overseeing the safe and efficient mooring, connection, cargo offloading, and unmooring of shuttle or offtake tankers tandem with the FSO. Including managing and ensuring all marine operation permits remain valid and compliant. This role requires advanced ship-handling expertise, in-depth knowledge of dynamic positioning (DP) systems, and a thorough understanding of all related marine operations, while ensuring full compliance with Indonesian regulations and international safety standards.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates all the required duties for lifting activities to include but not limited to the activities prior to the arrival, inspects and certifies conditions of tanker, during the mooring/unmooring, loading of crude oil, and after the lifting process.

• Coordinates schedules, permits, licenses, and documentation for cargo transfers, vessels, and marine equipment.

• Serve as the Person in Overall Advisory Control (POAC), providing overall authority and operational oversight for all cargo offloading activities involving shuttle tankers.

• Provide expert guidance and oversee the approach, positioning, and secure connection of the offtake tanker for tandem offloading arrangements.

• Perform immediate and decisive control during any emergency situations arising in offloading operations, such as severe weather, hose failure, or tanker drive-off/drift-off scenarios. Initiate and execute emergency disconnect procedures (EDS) when required to safeguard personnel, assets, and the environment.

• Conduct pre-operation briefings with the FSO crew and the shuttle tanker's crew, covering all procedures, emergency plans, and communication protocols.

• Serve as the primary marine liaison between the FSO and the approaching/offtake tanker, as well as with FSO Radio Operator and traffic control (VTS - Vessel Traffic Service) if applicable

• Continuously monitor and interpret weather forecasts and sea state conditions. Advise the OIM on the operational window and initiate delays or shutdowns if limits are exceeded.

• Ensure compliance with all laws, decrees, and regulations issued by Indonesian authorities, including but not limited to:

- Dirjen Hubla (Directorate General of Sea Transportation): All maritime and shipping regulations.

- SKK Migas (Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities): Specific requirements for crude oil lifting operations.

- Indonesian Port Authority & Harbourmaster: Requirements for the specific offshore field location.

- Ensure all marine operations logs, offloading records, tanker paperwork (including validity of certifications and insurance), and pre-/post-operation checklists are accurately completed and filed.

- Ensure the offtake tanker has all necessary clearances and permits to operate in Indonesian waters.

- Responsible for managing and ensuring all marine operation permits remain valid and compliant

Qualification & Experience Requirements:

• Valid Certificate of Competency for Deck Officer Class I and Maritime Pilot Class I

• Minimum 5 years experience as Mooring Master

• Valid STCW Master Mariner Certificate

• Valid Seafarer's Medical Certificate

• Local Indonesian Pilotage License/Certification may be required or highly advantageous

• Successful completion of mooring/un-mooring operations

• A minimum of 5-10 years of sea-going experience as a Master on Aframax oil tanker is highly desirable.

• Extensive and proven experience as a Mooring Master on an FSO or an Aframax/Larger tanker is essential.

• Deep understanding of vessel hydrodynamics, interaction, and forces involved in close-quarters manouverings.

• Ability to command respect, lead multi-national teams, and make critical decisions under extreme pressure.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Strong analytical skills to quickly assess changing situations and implement solutions

 

2. Sr. Logistic Officer – as a Third Party

Perform to execute, monitor and coordinate the Materials Management and Logistics in the most effective, cost-efficient manner and in compliance with Host authority and PETRONAS established policies, procedures and guidelines to meet Country business requirements.

Job responsibility and accountability:

• Execute and formulate the strategies and implementation of Materials Management and Logistics activities through resource optimization, optimum work program and budget, adoption of best practices and prudent risk management to support country business objective and host government expectations.

• Implement the Materials management activities from material cataloging, Materials requirement planning, Materials utilization and optimization, by developing contracting approach (i.e. Price Agreement, Service Contract, Vendor Stocking Arrangement) until investment recovery to support country business objective and host government expectations.

• Conduct the integrated Supply Base operations activities with high standard of HSSE by conducting risk assessments, reviewing Job Safety Analysis, PTW authorization to minimize HSE risks in safeguard Country Business interests in the most effective, efficient manner and control utilization of storage space, maximizing investment recovery, minimizing holding cost through timely deployment of reusable surplus and disposal   to ensure effective cost control, expenditures and optimization usage of available space are within the planned Work Program Budget (WPB) to support exploration, drilling, development and production operations.

• Conduct the utilization of fit for purpose technology, maximizing implementation of digital solution and adoption of relevant organizational framework tool within Materials management (“MM”) through assessment, evaluation and testing of available technology and tools in order to provide excellent MM solutions to meet business requirements.

• Implement strategic Initiatives for Material Management by identifying relevant business process to be enhanced to improve current work processes through risk evaluation and information sharing on lesson learnt & experience with Material Management team for achieving total business solution.

Qualification & Experience Requirements:

- Min. Bachelor’s Degree in Structural/Civil or Material Engineering.

- Minimum 8 years in Oil & Gas industry.

- Certified PTK-007 is an advantage

- Conversant in various aspects of upstream construction activities

 

3. Sr. Production Technologist – as a Third Party

Responsible to carry out a reservoir engineering technical evaluation through Life-of-Field (LOF) reservoir engineering evaluation and services in a conceptual and full Field Development Plan (FDP), Full Field review (FFR), reservoir management, reserves addition, Annual Review of Petroleum Resources (ARPR), and subsurface related activities in order to monetize, achieve optimum hydrocarbon production and reserves exploitation, as well as to maximize value return and sustainable business growth in line with the company’s current and future business requirement in field appraisals, development, and production.

Job responsibility and accountability:

• Provide technical leadership in area of expertise to drive value creation and project success by developing and implementing technology strategies, identifying improvement opportunities, and leading best practice adoption and lessons learned.

• Deliver expert consultancy and solutions to resolve technical challenges and enhance asset performance by leveraging advanced technologies through diagnostic support, audits, risk assessments, and problem-solving initiatives.

• Develop technical talent and organizational capability to ensure future-ready expertise by enhancing development tools, conducting training and coaching, and assessing technical competencies across roles.

• Advance organizational and industry technical excellence to drive innovation and continuous development by acquiring and sharing best practices through expert networking, active participation in professional communities, knowledge contribution, and collaboration with academic and regulatory bodies.

Qualification & Experience Requirements:

 

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree level in Petroleum or related science subjects with minimum 8-10 years’ experience in Oil and Gas Industry.

• Strong influencing skills based on good technical basis and judgement is critical to ensure effectiveness in providing production technology inputs in multi-disciplinary team.

• Good team players with high professionalism and integrity on the sub-surface technical evaluation/proposal is critical to ensure high quality, effective and timely decision making by the management

 

4. Mechanical Technician – as a Third Party

Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, inspections, commissioning, and repair of static and rotating mechanical equipment to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations of the Company’s offshore process facilities, in accordance with the highest technical and HSE standards.

Responsibilities:

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on static and rotating mechanical equipment in accordance with approved procedures and OEM recommendations.

• Carry out troubleshooting, inspection, testing, and minor to intermediate repairs on rotating equipment such as gas turbines, compressors, pumps, and associated auxiliaries.

• Perform maintenance and inspection activities on static equipment including vessels, piping, valves, pressure relief devices, and packages.

• Support operation and maintenance of Solar Gas Turbine Generator (GTG) units, including routine inspections, minor maintenance, and coordination with OEM/vendor representatives as required.

• Support maintenance, inspection, and troubleshooting of Vapour Recovery Unit (VRU) equipment and associated mechanical systems.

• Develop and implement Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for mechanical maintenance activities in compliance with Permit to Work (PTW) procedures; review subcontractors’ JSA submissions and provide technical and safety guidance.

• Provide mechanical support during offshore shutdowns, turnarounds, commissioning, and start-up activities.

• Prepare tools, materials, spare parts, and detailed task lists for routine maintenance and shutdown execution.

• Participate as required in offshore emergency response and recovery activities.

• Maintain accurate maintenance records, inspection reports, and equipment history in CMMS.

• Participate in safety audits, inspections, toolbox talks, and continuous HSE improvement initiatives.

• Manage and monitor mechanical spare parts and consumables usage in accordance with maintenance planning requirements.

• Support inspection and maintenance of life saving appliances (LSA) and firefighting equipment, ensuring statutory inspections and records are up to date.

• Work closely with offshore operations, maintenance teams, subcontractors, and vendors to execute work safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

• Act as a senior field reference for mechanical maintenance practices and troubleshooting support.

Qualification & Experience Requirements

• Technical Diploma or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline (Polytechnic preferred).

• Minimum 10 years of hands on experience as a Mechanical Technician in offshore oil & gas, petrochemical, or related process industries.

• Strong working knowledge of HSE Management Systems and Permit to Work (PTW) practices in offshore oil & gas operations.

• Proven experience in maintenance of rotating equipment (GTG, compressors, pumps, fin fan coolers) and static equipment (vessels, piping, valves).

• Experience supporting or working alongside OEMs for Solar Gas Turbine Generator (GTG) maintenance activities.

• Working knowledge or experience in maintenance of VRU systems is an advantage.

• Hands-on experience using CMMS (SAP preferred) for maintenance execution and reporting.

• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills with a systematic, safety focused approach.

• Ability to work under offshore rotational schedules and challenging operating conditions.

• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a multicultural offshore team.

• High attention to detail, strong ownership of tasks, and consistent commitment to safe operations.

Certification & Competency Advantages (Highly Preferred)

• OEM or vendor training related to gas turbine, compressor, or rotating equipment maintenance (Solar GTG exposure preferred).

• Rigging & lifting, mechanical fitting, or pressure equipment maintenance training.

• Experience supporting statutory inspection or third party inspection activities.

• Certified Operate Pedestal Crane either MIGAS or DISNAKER

 

Suitable CVs with the above requirements are welcome to submit an application no longer than 29 August 2026 via email to: recruitment_pcino@petronas.com.my  (mentioned the proposed position title on your email subject).