Reservoir Engineer

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FT Salary Full-Time Professional Houston, TX, US

Position Type:
Exempt

Department/Group: GOA Corporate

Location:

Houston, TX

Reports to:

Subsurface Manager

Direct Reports: 0

Kosmos Energy is a leading deepwater exploration and production company focused on meeting the world’s growing demand for energy. We have diversified production, a world-class gas development, and value creation opportunities from exploration in the proven basins where we operate.

Our key assets include production offshore Ghana and U.S. Gulf of America, as well as a world-class gas development offshore Mauritania and Senegal. We also maintain a sustainable proven basin exploration program in Ghana and U.S. Gulf of America. Kosmos is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol KOS.

As an ethical and transparent company, Kosmos is committed to doing things the right way. The company's Business Principles articulate our commitment to transparency, ethics, human rights, safety, and the environment. Read more about this commitment in our Sustainability Report. For additional information, visit

Responsibilities include Subsurface Studies, reservoir and well performance forecasts, annual reserve report support, and presenting conclusions and recommendations to senior management and partnerships. In addition, this role supports exploration evaluations of conceptual development plan performance, mature project appraisal towards the final investment decision (FID), and the next phase of development.

• Collaborate with departments and disciplines to create and maintain fit-for-purpose reservoir models and forecast production.
• Identify and quantify each study's key uncertainties, risks, and opportunities.
• Conduct appropriate subsurface studies for all phases of exploration, project development, business development, production, and annual Reserve Reports.
• Present technical presentations and reports with conclusions and recommendations from studies that fit the audience (e.g., senior management, peers, partnerships, regulators, and third-party auditors.)
• Incorporate modeling results and uncertain risk management into budgets, exploration activities, business development opportunities, development planning, and project management groups.
• Review and revise as necessary critical assumptions driving significant reservoir performance.
• Attend weekly operations meetings and contribute as needed.

• Participate in assigned project team roles and responsibilities.
• Participate in JV partner meetings
• Gather Outside Operated Prospects, Developments, Opportunities, and Project reports and presentations and communicate subsurface studies within Kosmos.
• Prepare reservoir studies presentations for Kosmos-operated projects
• Gather Outside Operated Prospects, Developments, Opportunities, and Project reports and presentations and communicate subsurface studies within Kosmos.

• Support Corporate Reserves Reporting Group
• Update internal reserves assessments
• Prepare reserve progressions, opportunities, and threats (quarterly)
• Maintain source documents that satisfy internal and external audit requirements.

• Continuously monitor significant assets and communicate performance status, expected revisions, opportunities, and threats to production and reserves.
• Prepare relevant subsurface presentations for internal and external meetings.
• Handle other projects, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

• Minimum of 10 years of deepwater experience
• Minimum of 5 years of reservoir simulation experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering preferred
• Wilcox or Norphlet experience is desired.
• Proficient user of ECLIPSE / TNav, Kappa PTA, Petrel awareness, Petroleum Experts awareness, OFFICE, programming skills, macros, and databases, highly preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint and able to easily process documents
• Original, creative thinker with the ability to formulate and express a contrarian viewpoint
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Exceptional productivity skills. Can be…