182 Petroleum Engineer jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Conduct reservoir engineering studies to determine the economic feasibility of oil and gas reserves.
Develop and implement reservoir management strategies to maximize production rates and optimize recovery.
Design well completions and production facilities, including the selection of artificial lift methods and production equipment.
Analyze well performance data and implement production enhancement techniques.
Collaborate with drilling engineers to develop well plans and evaluate drilling and completion operations.
Perform reservoir simulations to predict reservoir performance and optimize field development plans.
Ensure compliance with company, industry, and regulatory standards and guidelines.
Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related field.
Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Petroleum Engineer in the oil and gas industry.
Strong knowledge of reservoir engineering principles, including well testing, decline curve analysis, and fluid flow behavior.
Proficiency in reservoir simulation software, such as Eclipse or Petrel.
Familiarity with completion and production engineering techniques and methodologies.
Solid understanding of drilling and completion operations.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
Willingness to travel to field locations as required.

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Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

Are you a talented and driven Petroleum Engineer looking to make a significant impact in the oil and gas industry? We are seeking a highly skilled Petroleum Engineer to join our team and contribute to our continued success in the UAE's dynamic energy sector.

Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee the extraction of oil and gas from reservoirs.
• Conduct reservoir simulations and analysis to optimize production.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop drilling and production plans.
• Monitor drilling and well operations to ensure efficiency and safety.
• Analyze well performance data and recommend enhancements.
• Develop and implement strategies to maximize oil and gas recovery.
• Stay updated with industry trends and technological advancements.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in petroleum engineering, preferably in the UAE.
• Strong knowledge of reservoir engineering and simulation software.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations in the oil and gas industry.
• Effective communication and project management skills.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Contribution to exciting and impactful projects.
• A commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.

If you are a passionate Petroleum Engineer with a desire to contribute to our industry-leading projects, we encourage you to apply.

Position: Senior Petroleum Production Engineer (Digital Strategy Consultant)
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)
Duration: 3+ Months contract Role Summary
We seek two highly experienced Petroleum Production Engineers to support a strategic client engagement in Abu Dhabi. The consultants will review all current digital initiatives related to production operations, identify integration points and redundancies, and develop a forward-looking roadmap for digital optimisation. This is a critical engagement shaping the client’s production digitalization strategy. Role Responsibilities
• Review and assess existing digital systems and initiatives supporting production operations.
• Map integration requirements and highlight process or system redundancies.
• Identify capability and technology gaps across production digital workflows.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders to validate requirements and shape future-state designs.
• Deliver a Conceptual Digital Design Document that:
o Defines a streamlined, integrated digital production landscape
o Highlights key gaps, duplication, and opportunities for enhancement
o Outlines a strategic roadmap for production optimisation Required Experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Petroleum Production Engineering with an emphasis on onshore surface facilities.
• Demonstrable expertise in digital solution design in the petroleum production domain.
• Prior involvement in digital transformation, production surveillance, or optimisation initiatives.
• Ability to engage both business and IT stakeholders in defining digital architecture and data needs.
• Strong documentation, analysis, and communication skills. Preferred Application Experience Experience with the following applications—or equivalent alternatives—is highly desirable:
Function Relevant Tools or Applications

• Production Surveillance OSIsoft PI System (AVEVA PI), TIBCO Spotfire
• Integrated Production Modelling Petex IPM Suite (GAP, PROSPER, MBAL), Schlumberger Avocet
• Simulation & Forecasting Kappa Workstation (Saphir, Topaze), OFM
• Field Operations Monitoring SCADA systems (Schneider, Honeywell, Yokogawa), RTU/PLC integration
• Visualization & Dashboards Spotfire, Tableau, custom dashboards
• Asset Integrity & CMMS SAP PM, IBM Maximo
• Experience designing or assessing digital workflows across these toolsets will be essential to delivering a fit-for-purpose integration and optimization roadmap.
• Stakeholder Engagement

Position: Senior Petroleum Production Engineer (Digital Strategy Consultant)
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)
Duration: 3+ Months contract
Role Summary
We seek two highly experienced Petroleum Production Engineers to support a strategic client engagement in Abu Dhabi. The consultants will review all current digital initiatives related to production operations, identify integration points and redundancies, and develop a forward-looking roadmap for digital optimisation. This is a critical engagement shaping the client’s production digitalization strategy.
Role Responsibilities
• Review and assess existing digital systems and initiatives supporting production operations.
• Map integration requirements and highlight process or system redundancies.
• Identify capability and technology gaps across production digital workflows.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders to validate requirements and shape future-state designs.
• Deliver a Conceptual Digital Design Document that:
o Defines a streamlined, integrated digital production landscape
o Highlights key gaps, duplication, and opportunities for enhancement
o Outlines a strategic roadmap for production optimisation
Required Experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Petroleum Production Engineering with an emphasis on onshore surface facilities.
• Demonstrable expertise in digital solution design in the petroleum production domain.
• Prior involvement in digital transformation, production surveillance, or optimisation initiatives.
• Ability to engage both business and IT stakeholders in defining digital architecture and data needs.
• Strong documentation, analysis, and communication skills.
Preferred Application Experience
Experience with the following applications—or equivalent alternatives—is highly desirable:
Function Relevant Tools or Applications

• Production Surveillance OSIsoft PI System (AVEVA PI), TIBCO Spotfire
• Integrated Production Modelling Petex IPM Suite (GAP, PROSPER, MBAL), Schlumberger Avocet
• Simulation & Forecasting Kappa Workstation (Saphir, Topaze), OFM
• Field Operations Monitoring SCADA systems (Schneider, Honeywell, Yokogawa), RTU/PLC integration
• Visualization & Dashboards Spotfire, Tableau, custom dashboards
• Asset Integrity & CMMS SAP PM, IBM Maximo
• Experience designing or assessing digital workflows across these toolsets will be essential to delivering a fit-for-purpose integration and optimization roadmap.
• Stakeholder Engagement

The Production Engineer applies their conceptual knowledge of Production and, with a moderate level of guidance and direction from colleagues and leadership, is responsible for solving a range of straightforward Production problems. They will be responsible for analyzing possible solutions using standard procedures and building knowledge of the company, processes, and customers. The Production Engineer understands critical business drivers and applies this knowledge to solve problems in straightforward situations by analyzing possible solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Review project scope of work, schedules, and specifications; understand the requirements and deliverables
• Prepare Scope of Work and Task Listing
• Review the fabrication schedule and suggest corrections to the planning team
• Review drawings for constructability and identify any special items/subcontract requirements
• Review monthly material reports. Ensures and raises problems with material delivery
• Review the material requisitions prior to the order
• Check grade, plate sizing assumptions
• Provide field guidance and ensure compliance with Company specification
• Attend production meetings and report concerns
• Monitor scope changes and Production revision orders
• Report weekly fabrication progress and monitor production man-hours and productivity
• Review four weeks look ahead plans and identify the constraints (material/drawings)
• Coordinate with the construction engineer to ensure procedures are issued timely/ all parties understand any change
• Coordinate any sub-contract scope
• Review as-built drawings
• Coordinate materials movements within the yard
• Coordinate with shop/erection floor planning to ensure compliance with the project plan.
• Approve relevant fabrication drawings and review Work Pack deliverables in accordance with Work Pack Index

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant
• Familiar with the content and application of API RP2A, AISC, and AWS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to production processes and facilities

Monitors day to day production activities of the respective production line and ensure that the target date of completion of the production is achieved, as per ISO procedures, and maintaining records of all production transactions.

Directs and coordinates manufacturing process in his production line, and with the staff, workers, Engineering Department, and Production Manager.

Implement approved production plan, schedule, and oversee all production activities while continually building and maintaining profitability.

Ensure overall customer satisfaction and quality service for all production related products.

Establishes and maintains effective communication with employees and other related departments

Monitors and maintains the production equipment to avoid a severe breakdown during the operation

Recommends new production processes in order to speed up the production schedule in consideration with budget, manpower and equipment aspects.

Maintain the documents as per ISO procedure

Monitor all the works on the floor and daily finish report

Production Engineer • Ajman, United Arab Emirates

The Production Engineer applies their conceptual knowledge of Production and, with moderate guidance from colleagues and leadership, is responsible for solving straightforward Production problems. They analyze solutions using standard procedures and develop knowledge of company processes and customer requirements.

• Review project scope of work, schedules, and specifications to understand requirements and deliverables.
• Prepare Scope of Work and Task Listing.
• Review fabrication schedules and suggest corrections to the planning team.
• Review drawings for constructability and identify special items or subcontract requirements.
• Review monthly material reports and raise issues related to material delivery.
• Check material requisitions prior to ordering and verify grade plate sizing assumptions.
• Initiate site queries to utilize available material substitutions.
• Provide field guidance and ensure compliance with company specifications.
• Attend production meetings and report concerns.
• Monitor scope changes and revision orders.
• Report weekly fabrication progress, monitor man-hours and productivity.
• Review four-week look-ahead plans to identify constraints.
• Coordinate with construction engineers to ensure timely procedure issuance and understanding of changes.
• Coordinate subcontract scope and review as-built drawings.
• Manage materials movement within the yard.
• Coordinate with shop erection planning to ensure adherence to the project plan.
• Approve fabrication drawings and review Work Pack deliverables according to the Work Pack Index.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant.
• Familiarity with API RP2A, AISC, and AWS standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to production processes and facilities.

Location: United Arab Emirates

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Job Description
Job Overview:
The Production Engineer applies their conceptual knowledge of Production and, with a moderate level of guidance and direction from colleagues and leadership, is responsible for solving a range of straightforward Production problems. They will be responsible for analyzing possible solutions using standard procedures and building knowledge of the company, processes, and customers. The Production Engineer understands critical business drivers and applies this knowledge to solve problems in straightforward situations by analyzing possible solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents.
Responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Review project scope of work, schedules, and specifications; understand the requirements and deliverables
• Prepare Scope of Work and Task Listing
• Review the fabrication schedule and suggest corrections to the planning team
• Review drawings for constructability and identify any special items/subcontract requirements
• Review monthly material reports. Ensures and raises problems with material delivery
• Review the material requisitions prior to the order
• Check grade, plate sizing assumptions
• Initiate site queries to utilize available material (substitutions)
• Provide field guidance and ensure compliance with Company specification
• Attend production meetings and report concerns
• Monitor scope changes and Production revision orders
• Report weekly fabrication progress and monitor production man-hours and productivity
• Review four weeks look ahead plans and identify the constraints (material/drawings)
• Coordinate with the construction engineer to ensure procedures are issued timely/ all parties understand any change
• Coordinate any sub-contract scope
• Review as-built drawings
• Coordinate materials movements within the yard
• Coordinate with shop/erection floor planning to ensure compliance with the project plan.
• Approve relevant fabrication drawings and review Work Pack deliverables in accordance with Work Pack Index
  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant
• Familiar with the content and application of API RP2A, AISC, and AWS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to production processes and facilities
  

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionManagement and Manufacturing
• IndustriesEngineering Services and Oil and Gas

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Job Overview:

The Production Engineer applies their conceptual knowledge of Production and, with a moderate level of guidance and direction from colleagues and leadership, is responsible for solving a range of straightforward Production problems. They will be responsible for analyzing possible solutions using standard procedures and building knowledge of the company, processes, and customers. The Production Engineer understands critical business drivers and applies this knowledge to solve problems in straightforward situations by analyzing possible solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents.

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant
• Familiar with the content and application of API RP2A, AISC, and AWS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to production processes and facilities

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Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Review project scope of work, schedules, and specifications; understand the requirements and deliverables
• Prepare Scope of Work and Task Listing
• Review the fabrication schedule and suggest corrections to the planning team
• Review drawings for constructability and identify any special items/subcontract requirements
• Review monthly material reports. Ensures and raises problems with material delivery
• Review the material requisitions prior to the order
• Check grade, plate sizing assumptions
• Initiate site queries to utilize available material (substitutions)
• Provide field guidance and ensure compliance with Company specification
• Attend production meetings and report concerns
• Monitor scope changes and Production revision orders
• Report weekly fabrication progress and monitor production man-hours and productivity
• Review four weeks look ahead plans and identify the constraints (material/drawings)
• Coordinate with the construction engineer to ensure procedures are issued timely/ all parties understand any change
• Coordinate any sub-contract scope
• Review as-built drawings
• Coordinate materials movements within the yard
• Coordinate with shop/erection floor planning to ensure compliance with the project plan.
• Approve relevant fabrication drawings and review Work Pack deliverables in accordance with Work Pack Index