Senior Exploration Geologist

ORLEN Upstream Norway (OUN) has a vacancy for a Senior Exploration Geologist to join our team. We are looking for an active team player with the ability to find oil and gas through an effectively collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

The primary function of the role is the interpretation of geological data and other relevant information to evaluate opportunities that can make a significant contribution to OUN's exploration portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an international team of highly motivated and dedicated colleagues, working in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

Duties and responsibilities

• Evaluate basins and prospects to find oil and gas through the interpretation of geological and geophysical data
• Actively collaborate with geophysicists, petrophysicists, engineers, and economists to establish hydrocarbon volume potential, chance of success, and project value
• Convincingly present evaluations to local management and headquarters
• Participate in and/or lead exploration license committees
• Formulate recommendations for drilling, area studies, acreage acquisition, or relinquishment
• Support operated and non-operated drilling activities as required
• Contribute to and/or lead license application round work in Norway
• Contribute to data-room evaluations for farm-in/farm-out activities
• Guide and coordinate geological studies with external contractors and headquarters
• Provide recommendations related to geological data
• Provide input on geological software and geological databases
• Monitor competitor and regional exploration activity on the NCS
• Follow up on drilled exploration wells (both as partner and operator)
• Contribute to geological projects carried out in cooperation with headquarters teams

Qualifications

Education & experience

• Master’s degree in Geology or a relevant discipline is preferred, along with minimum 5-8 years of relevant experience

Language

• Fluent in English, oral and written

Technical requirements

• Advanced knowledge of geology and tools for evaluating well data and seismic interpretation
• Advanced knowledge of prospect evaluation tools such as GeoX
• Good understanding of well data acquisition and management
• Good understanding of stratigraphy, sedimentology, and structural geology of petroleum basins
• Competent user of relevant software such as Petrel, ArcGIS, GeoTeric, and Paleoscan
• Experience with and knowledge of well planning, drilling, and field development activities
• Knowledge of the petroleum value chain and exploration business development
• Familiarity with the dominant petroleum plays on the NCS and the capacity to envisage new ideas and concepts
• Up to date with the latest geological technological advances and best practices
• Have completed relevant geological and geophysical courses
  

Personal qualities

• Team player with excellent collaboration and relationship building skills across different disciplines
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong sense of responsibility
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment

We can offer

• ORLEN Upstream Norway AS offers a sound professional environment with varied tasks
• Positive and supporting working environment
• Relevant professional training
• Competitive employment terms
• Attractive insurance and pension plans

We strive for diversity and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, age, sex, national origin, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Please note that we will only contact candidates selected for interviews. If you do not hear from us you should assume that your application has not been successful.

ORLEN Upstream Norway AS is an oil and gas company with its head office located in Stavanger, Norway. The sole owner is ORLEN S.A., which is the largest energy multi-utility in Central and Eastern Europe.

ORLEN Upstream Norway's key strategic goal is to supply gas to the ORLEN Group to meet growing market demand and bolster energy security in Central and Eastern Europe. We believe that this can be achieved through stable and diversified hydrocarbon production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The company was established in 2007, and through a series of successful mergers and acquisitions, including INEOS E&P Norge, LOTOS E&P Norge, and KUFPEC Norway, it has grown into a recognized player on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In 2025, the company ranked among the top ten largest hydrocarbon producers on the NCS. ORLEN Upstream Norway AS also has an extensive track record in exploration and is a partner in several key development projects, with Yggdrasil and Fenris being prime examples.

In 2024, the company’s name was changed from PGNiG Upstream Norway to ORLEN Upstream Norway to underline its affiliation with the ORLEN Group.

Currently, the company employs over 100 experienced professionals from all around the globe.