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West African Exploration and Production (WAEP), an indigenous energy company headquartered in Lagos, is hiring a Geoscientist to support exploration, appraisal, field development, and reservoir characterization across West Africa. The role involves integrating geological and geophysical data, contributing to subsurface interpretations, prospect maturation, and multidisciplinary collaboration to optimize asset value. A relevant Master's degree is an added advantage.
- Indigenous West African energy company headquartered in Lagos
- Focus on exploration, appraisal, field development, and reservoir characterization
- Multidisciplinary collaboration with Reservoir Engineering, Petrophysics, Wells, and Production teams
- Relevant Master's degree is an added advantage
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Geoscientist at West African Exploration and Production (WAEP)
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West African Exploration and Production Company (WAEP) is an indigenous energy company focused on the exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbon resources across West Africa headquartered in Lagos State, Nigeria. WAEP is committed to delivering safe, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions through the application of industry best practices, technological innovation, operational excellence, and environmental stewardship. Our operations are guided by the highest standards of integrity, safety, professionalism, and corporate responsibility as we contribute to energy security and economic growth throughout the region. WAEP continues to build strategic partnerships that create value for stakeholders while supporting the sustainable development of Africa's energy sector.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title:
Geoscientist
Location: Lagos
Role Purpose
The Geoscientist integrates geological and geophysical information to support exploration, appraisal, field development and reservoir characterization, providing technically robust subsurface interpretations that improve opportunity maturation, well planning and asset value.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare structural, stratigraphic and reservoir maps and support geological framework development.
- Participate in technical reviews, peer assists and assurance processes.
- Evaluate subsurface uncertainty and risk and clearly communicate implications for business decisions.
- Participate in prospect identification, maturation, risking and volumetric assessment.
- Collaborate with Reservoir Engineering, Petrophysics, Wells, Production and Projects teams to optimize subsurface decisions.
- Support reserves and resources evaluation, Field Development Plans and annual technical work programmes.
- Contribute to static model development and reservoir characterization in multidisciplinary teams.
- Integrate geological, geophysical, petrophysical and well information to develop coherent subsurface interpretations.
- Maintain high-quality subsurface databases, interpretation projects, maps and technical reports.
- Support appraisal and development studies, well prognosis preparation and post-well evaluation.
- Qualifications & Experience
- Relevant Master's Degree is an added advantage.
- Relevant professional geoscience membership is desirable.
- Bachelor's Degree in Geology, Geophysics, Earth Sciences or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8-12 years' relevant upstream E&P geoscience experience.
- Core Competencies:
- Quality and timeliness of subsurface interpretations Contribution to opportunity and well maturation
- Quality of geological/geophysical inputs to FDP and reserves work
- Reduction and communication of subsurface uncertainty
- Structural and stratigraphic analysis Prospect generation and maturation Reservoir characterization
- Volumetric assessment
- Integrated geoscience interpretation
- Well planning and post-well evaluation
- Subsurface risk and uncertainty assessment Geoscience software proficiency
- Technical reporting and presentation Cross-disciplinary collaboration Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Technical assurance compliance
- Effectiveness of multidisciplinary collaboration
- Data and interpretation quality
- How to Apply
- Interested and qualified candidates should:
- Click here to apply online
- Application Deadline:
- 7th October, 2026.
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