Exploration Geoscientist - Caspian Portfolio

About the role

bp is looking for an Exploration Geoscientist to join its multidisciplinary Exploration Team in the Baku Xazar Centre office, Azerbaijan. The role uses advanced geophysical techniques to identify and de-risk exploration prospects, optimise resource development and ensure safe, efficient subsurface operations. It is open to Azerbaijani nationals only.

Key responsibilities

• Lead activities in a multi-disciplinary team, combining disciplines to build coherent subsurface models and collaborate with geoscientists, reservoir engineers and drilling teams.
• Generate exploration ideas by developing and maturing new play concepts, leads and prospects across the Caspian portfolio and wider region.
• Deliver drill-ready opportunities with clear, integrated prospect descriptions, robust risking and volumetrics.
• Deliver regional descriptions using basin and play understanding, and develop depositional and stratigraphic frameworks.
• Perform seismic stratigraphic and structural interpretations to define play concepts and delineate traps.
• Coach and mentor junior geoscientists, and present technical recommendations to senior stakeholders and partners.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Geophysics, Geology or a related Earth Science discipline; master's degree preferred.
• Strong experience in prospect generation and maturation, and in basin analysis and hydrocarbon play evaluation.
• Background in Caspian or analogous basins preferred.
• Analytical skills to assess and manage subsurface uncertainty and risk, and strong communication, collaboration and presentation skills.

Required skills

• Seismic stratigraphic and seismic structural interpretation.
• Depositional and stratigraphic frameworks, and awareness of petrophysical seismic reservoir characterisation.
• Seismic analysis including processing, inversion and attribute interpretation.
• Proficiency with tools such as Petrel (or equivalent).

What we offer

• A hybrid working model of 60% office and 40% home, with flexibility agreed with line management.
• Benefits that may include flexible working options and collaboration spaces in a modern office.
• The role is not eligible for relocation, and travel is negligible.