Production Chemist - Oil & Gas

About the role

This Production Chemist role ensures safe and efficient operations relating to chemical applications and laboratory activity, provides daily site support to Operations Teams and acts as Job Rep for the CMS and associated contracts. It covers daily review of crude oil and produced water quality performance, troubleshooting and escalation of issues.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the CMS sampling and analysis program and update reports and records
• Carry out HSE site audits of BOC laboratories and contractor activities, including chemical delivery, sampling and analysis, and ensure good housekeeping
• Check CMS supplier chemical rate settings and support corrosion and scale mitigation programs
• Follow up on maintenance issues of the chemical injection skid and related equipment
• Take part in reviewing production chemistry threat assessments and prepare themes for site teams
• Mentor the Crude Quality and produced water teams and help Operations and Optimisation teams resolve technical issues and process improvements
• Prepare field trial plans, manage and optimise trial chemical applications, and review laboratory test methods
• Collate chemical application and operational data, prepare technical reports and presentations, and carry out QC inspections of supplier chemicals
• Monitor the performance of the chemical contractor's field engineers and delivery teams
• Identify MOC issues, raise Engineering Queries and prepare the Production Chemical Change Checklist

Required profile

• University degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline
• More than 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry (preferably with IOC directly or through contract)
• At least 5 years in a Production Chemistry role
• Fluent English, written and spoken

Required skills

• Knowledge of production chemistry applications such as phase separation, corrosion and scale inhibition, flow assurance, water clarification and defoaming
• Familiarity with laboratory analysis methods such as BS&W, water by KF, SIC content and wet and instrumental water analysis
• Knowledge of crude oil, water and gas separation processes and produced water and injection water treatment plants
• HSE knowledge of chemical handling and laboratory best practices