• Job Description

  Req#: 408311
  Occidental is an international energy company with operations in the United States, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. We are the largest onshore oil producer in the U.S., including in the Permian Basin, and a leading offshore producer in the Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon dioxide management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit Oxy.com for more information. Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. The GOM Petrophysicist will be part of the GOM Asset Dev ST Petrophysics Department and will support the Gulf of Mexico Business Unit in managing both short and long term planning as well as in controlling program execution while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. This will be done by working closely with the Assets, Plants and Operational Support groups to gather, analyze and reconcile all necessary data to allow execution of these plans. - Participate in the planning and execution of formation evaluation programs to optimize project team objectives, particularly as a critical member of deepwater integrated project teams. - Provide operational petrophysical support to wells drilling within areas of responsibility. - Apply petrophysical interpretation techniques using state-of-the-art technology and mentor others in the deployment of advanced techniques. - Undertake petrophysical regional studies to support exploration and development teams in their efforts to evaluate new basins/plays and improve reservoir characterization of strategic assets. - Interface with logging and coring vendors as part of providing petrophysical support for the business units. - Keep up with current and leading logging (wireline and LWD) technologies and recommend their applications where appropriate. - Provide support for pore pressure and fracture gradient analysis - Interface with asset/exploration team and Petrophysics department to maximize knowledge and technology transfer.

• About the company

  Occidental Petroleum Corporation is an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration in the United States, the Middle East, and Colombia as well as petrochemical manufacturing in the United States, Canada, and Chile.

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