Operations Geologist
🌍 Joining COMSIP means growing in a stimulating, multicultural, and committed environment, where your technical skills help shape the future of industry and energy.
Comsip, a subsidiary of VINCI Energies Oil & Gas, specializes in providing highly qualified technical resources to support the most ambitious industrial projects around the world.
🔧 Our mission for over 75 years : to support the largest operators and engineering companies in the successful delivery of their complex projects, by providing key skills in Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations and Maintenance.
🌐 With more than 120 experts available worldwide, Comsip operates with a responsible and sustainable approach, in perfect alignment with the values of the VINCI Energies group.
General Information
Sector: Oil & Gas
Location: Paramaribo, Suriname
Start Date: July 2026
Contract Duration: 24 months (renewable)
Work Scheme: Rotational 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off
Language: English (fluent) – French & Dutch highly appreciated
1 - Description of the SERVICES:
The scope of SERVICES includes:
· Contribute to HSE for subsurface geological operations, including pore & fracture pressure follow-up, temperature monitoring, and real-time geological operations monitoring while drilling.
· Ensure the security and integrity of well data acquisition.
· Play a key role in the well preparation process (3W and WSOR), well operations follow-up, data interpretation, post-well studies, and patrimonial archive/storage.
· Serve as the main operational interface between Subsurface, Asset teams, and operational/HSE teams in TEPSR.
· Participate in official meetings and technical workshops related to well operations.
· Facilitate sustainable well optimization, cost reductions, and regional knowledge sharing.
· Interact constantly with data acquisition service companies at the country level.
· Establish good relationships with local contractors within the country, authorities, and competitors to properly assess market specificities, build appropriate operational strategies, and ensure company compliance with local obligations (particularly in countries with heavy O&G regulation).
2 - Specific Activities:
The designated CONTRACTOR’s PERSONNEL will be required to:
Pre-well:
· Act as a key player for 3W and WSOR process integrating offset wells Post-Mortems, Pore and Fracture Pressure studies, Shallow Hazard and Drill Site Assessment, and relevant mitigation measures.
· Propose fit-for-purpose data acquisition programs integrating safety at the lowest cost.
· Participate in the preparation of drilling operations budget and ensure procurement of data acquisition services.
· Issue recommendations to the technical division and, in some cases, to higher management levels.
· Bring expertise and influence to bear on partners for non-operated well acquisition (key participant in TCM).
· Propose timely and adequate staffing to execute the geological operations programs.
Well Execution:
· Coordinate and support the wellsite geological team on the rig for the execution of the exploration well(s).
· Ensure contractual conformity of data acquisition execution and expenditures.
· Ensure pertinence, reliability, and quality of the acquired data.
· Optimize and challenge acquisitions and associated costs.
· Implement a Real-Time Technical Support solution to ensure real-time collaborative decision-making is possible.
· Report to Subsurface, Exploration, and TEPSR Managers on geological operations and ensure accurate reporting to all concerned parties.
· Plan petrophysical interpretation of well data in the Hub with COP assistance if necessary.
Post Well:
· Dispatch, analyze, and properly store rock & fluid samples.
· Ensure relevant studies are performed, well data is recovered & archived, and final well reports are issued in accordance with the relevant country regulations.
· Follow up with data acquisition service companies on costs and service quality. Report same to OT/WAI.
· Ensure compliance with local authority’s regulations.
· Communicate and apply HSE policies in the Subsurface Geological Operations.
3 - Work Scheme Conditions (WSC):
· Status of designated CONTRACTOR’s PERSONNEL: rotational 4/4 (4 weeks on/4 weeks off), on the basis of seven (7) days worked days per week, with eight (8) hours of work per day.
4 – Required Skills:
Demonstrate strong ability to work in a cross-functional environment. Advanced
Understand fully the EXPLO and EP processes. Confirmed
Hold a minimum BSc Hons Degree in Geology. Expert
Possess at least 10-12 years of experience in the oil & gas industry. Confirmed
Exhibit excellent communication skills: oral & written – (English mandatory), (French, Dutch highly appreciated). Confirmed
Have comprehensive knowledge of well operations in deepwater, shallow water, and onshore domains. Confirmed
Have significant Subsurface operations experience (minimum 5 years) (WSG, Op geologist, Head Subsurface, Petrophysical analysis). Confirmed
Why join us?
🧬Our DNA : Trust, Entrepreneurial spirit, Solidarity, Autonomy, Responsibility
Joining us means the assurance of becoming part of a large group within a human-sized company!
🚀 A tailored onboarding from your very first day and individual career support
🏫 Opportunities for growth, training and mobility within a fast-growing international group
🙏🏼 Hands-on support and close management
💶 Recognition of employee performance through a employee savings plan
🥇 The sharing and pride in our successes
☘️ Respect for the environment and local communities in the countries where our projects are carried out (Human Rights Guide)
🦺 Respect for the health and safety of our employees
👋 At VINCI Energies Oil & Gas, our CSR initiatives are fully integrated into our activities, our ways of working, and ultimately, into our DNA
- Department
- Comsip
- Contract type
- Contrat de chantier
- Experience
- More than 8 years
- Reference
- VEOG-COM-GEO-SUR
- Region
- Suriname
- District
- Paramaribo