Production Chemist

Title:

Production Chemist

Production Chemist

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Responsibilities:

• A member of the Production Chemistry team reporting to the Production Chemist Team Lead.

• The position is based in the Contractor Camp, with daily site visits to support field operations teams in South Rumaila.

• The role will support production chemistry related activities in South Rumaila degassing stations and associated facilities.

• The role will include trouble shooting at the degassing stations and working with various teams to ensure crude quality, gas export quality, PW quality and laboratory analysis.

• Input into produced water clarification, corrosion, and scale impacts and treatments is required.

• Review and support to laboratory analysis in various water analysis locations, so experience in water lab chemistry is essential.

• Running, monitoring, and optimisation of laboratory tests and field trials.

• Data analysis and interpretation on trials and operational data.

• Quality Control inspections of chemicals from suppliers.

• Equivalent to degree qualification in Chemistry or related discipline from a relevant internationally recognised institution.

• Individual must be qualified in oil and gas separation, flow assurance, corrosion mitigation, foam suppression, biological controls and monitoring, PW treatment, as well as related laboratory analysis and management.

• As a member of ROO Operations, the role is expected to embrace and adopt the ROO Code of Conduct (CoC), safety leadership principles and uphold the values of ROO. 

• Strong communications skills in English language are required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safe and Efficient Operations

• Daily site support to South Rumaila Operations Teams

• Input to Operations meetings – daily and ad-hoc

• Input to Production Chemistry Threats

• Input to Sampling Program

• Input into Crude Quality Plan

• Coaching / mentoring Crude Quality Team

• Support the Production Chemistry Team to resolve plant technical issues, process improvements, operability improvements and troubleshooting

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
• 10 + years of relevant field experience with an average of 15 years with a minimum of 5 years of experience with same type of position.

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