Vacancies at ABNL Limited

ABNL Limited was incorporated in 1992 as an Oil and Gas servicing company with a vision to provide professional engineering and technical services to the Oil and Gas exploration and production companies in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Since its incorporation, the company has grown in leaps and bounds, expanding its business horizon, but still within the Oil and Gas sector.

ABNL is a 100% owned indigenous firm, with a shareholding in excess of 100 million Naira. Its’ directors are individuals of proven integrity, who over the years have acquired the requisite experience in the Oil and Gas business, as well as in the banking and finance sector. The integrity of the directors and the staff of the company have been a priceless contributive factor in the growth and wellbeing of the company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mechanical Lead II

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract

Main Functions

• Supervises a team of mechanical engineers who design, develop, and test all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery.
• Applies principles and techniques of mechanical engineering to accomplish goals.
• May work with other engineering teams to increase efficiency, production quality, and volume.
• Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with Company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the team’s goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Assures accurate and timely communication among the team and other company Functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues.
• In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Facilitate and coordinate discipline engineering technical work products
• Coordination and communication of various issues among the company’s and contractor’s engineering team that affect the discipline engineering design, safety, and regulatory compliance of the work
• Evaluate / comment work performed by the Contractor and sub-contractors to insure that the work is being executed in accordance with Company specifications, standards, and regulatory brequirements.
• Includes review of discipline design drawings and documents
• Identify and assess deviations to Contract Technical Specifications and regulatory requirements; ensure that such deviations will be processed according to Company procedures; maintains Deviation Control Log.
• Steward discipline engineering queries from the Contractor and sub-contractors as well as technical information requests
• Keep Lead Engineer or Engineering Manager informed of discipline engineering progress, deviations, and execution concerns
• Participate in discipline engineering reviews at Contractor’s and subcontractor’s locations
• Drives and promotes capital efficiency in engineering design
• Support internal engineering general interest or Global Practice initiatives as requested by Supervisor.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 20 years in the Mechanical Engineering Design Discipline with at least 5+ years in an advisory capacity.
• Advanced knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.

Application Closing Date
23rd April, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume (MS Word Format) to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Job Title: Reservoir Engineer / Advisor II

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract

Main Functions

• Provide guidance to support the Reservoir Leadership Team in achieving desired performance objectives.
• Support / Advise Reservoir Leadership Team to aid in maintaining high technical standards
• Develop plans / programs as required by the Reservoir Management team
• Guide / support reservoir engineers to establish and implement plans that meet reservoir engineering requirements
• Experienced in reservoir simulation and able to perform / guide detailed simulation studies
• Perform / guide simulation and other studies to evaluate various depletion schemes and to investigate technical issues
• Perform all related studies necessary to perform simulation studies including Pressure, Volume,
• Temperature (PVT), inflow/outflow, relative permeability, Special Core Analysis Laboratory (SCAL) and other evaluations
• Perform depletion plan assessments to support the company in asset acquisition evaluations
• Lead and/or participate in Peer Reviews to insure high technical standards are maintained
• Provide necessary input to drilling, facilities, and other groups as required to support projects
• Willing to mentor less experienced reservoir engineers in performing simulation and other studies
• Document results in a comprehensive and understandable format, both in written and in graphic forms
• Provide timely and focused updates of results/plans to management/partners/others

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Develop project-specific strategies with the Project Team to address identified risks and challenges
• Support risk assessments and studies as defined in the Project Risk Management Plan, and ensure results are addressed as relevant field work is executed
• Support uncertainty analysis studies and value of information assessments for data acquisition plans
• Share safety-related Lessons Learned across project(s) and within the company
• May facilitate Reservoir Team meetings
• May be assigned other services / studies by the Reservoir Leadership Team
• Maintains a high degree of ethical conduct
• Ability to work in environment with changing priorities
• Develop / deliver technical presentations
• Provide regulatory compliance support as required

Skills & Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent
• Demonstrated work experience in Reservoir Engineering positions in Oil & Gas Industry
• Exceptional knowledge of reservoir engineering fundamentals and technical skills
• Experienced in building, running and evaluating dynamic models to evaluate various technical issues
• Knowledge of how to conduct reservoir simulation studies to address required issue in a timely and efficient manner
• Capability to identify issues and solutions and conduct reservoir evaluations independently
• Willingness to direct and guide the work of less experienced engineers
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Initiative and problem solving capability with flexibility to react to unforeseen conditions
• Ability to work under pressure in an environment which expects the highest levels of customer service, confidentiality and ethical behavior
• Working knowledge of reservoir management practices, processes, and expectations
• Ability and desire to function in an integrated project team environment, develop successful working relationships with emphasis on effective communications in an integrated team environment
• Must be able to effectively communicate / influence multiple levels, from Senior Level Manager to worker
• Willingness to travel / live away from home for extended time periods
• Proficient in use of computers and programs such as Microsoft Office
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, as required to function effectively within a Project Team
• No training will be provided (other than company specific safety standards and procedures)” TOC)

Specific Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience
• Experienced in reservoir simulation and able to perform / guide detailed simulation studies
• Perform simulation and other studies to evaluate various depletion schemes and to investigate technical issues
• Perform all related studies necessary to perform simulation studies including Pressure, Volume,
• Temperature (PVT), inflow/outflow, Nodal analysis, Pressure Transient Analysis, relative permeability, Special
• Core Analysis Laboratory (SCAL) and other evaluations
• Perform depletion plan assessments to support the company in asset acquisition evaluations
• Lead and/or participate in Peer Review of subsurface technical work to ensure high technical standards are maintained
• Provide necessary reservoir engineering input to drilling, facilities, and other groups as required to support projects.

Application Closing Date
29th April, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume (MS Word format) to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Job Title: Wells Advisor III

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract

Main Functions

• The Wells Advisor job role is meant to convey the generic kinds of experiences and skill proficiencies of a late- career/ Expert-competency level individual in this role.
• In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills. Resources should be well versed in drilling, well, or construction operations.
• Wells Advisors typically have expertise in one or more job family skills and serve as resources to mentor and develop the broader organization.
• Wells Advisors are essential in order to mentor and advise drilling and completion engineers on well planning, well design, and operational surveillance for the safe and efficient drilling and completing of drilling programs.

Tasks and Responsibilities
In addition to Level 1 and 2 tasks, a Level 3 must:

• Mentor and interface with less-experienced drilling and completion engineers.
• Provide oversight of Drilling programs, and ensure continuity and consistency in practices across multiple rig lines.
• Interface with Affiliate / Business Unit on Logistics, Environmental, Regulatory, Procurement and Cost Stewardship activities.
• Develop and lead longer-term team performance improvement initiatives and engineering studies.
• Make continuous effort to improve efficiencies in Drilling and Completion operations.
• Participate in vendor clarifications, FAT’s and package acceptance
• Review and respond to spec deviation requests
• Review drawings and specifications
• Address human factors engineering as well as safety of personnel and equipment (in conjunction with
• Topsides and/or O&M contractor)
• Assist in development and review of commissioning and System Integration Test procedures
• Support construction and commissioning efforts as required

Skills and qualifications

• Degree in an Engineering discipline (Mechanical or Civil preferably)
• Advanced analytical and computing skills
• Experienc erequired in construction site management, preferably familiar with Drilling well site design
• Adaptability to changing priorities
• Extensive experience in Drilling Rig development including FEED, Detail Design, Construction and Commissioning
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to organize and progress own work schedule
• Experience working within multi-disciplined team environment involving multiple stakeholders
• Familiar with applicable industry related codes (API, ASME, ANSI, SAE, ASTM, ABS, DNV, SOLAS, IMO)
• Knowledge of Offshore Oil and Gas regulations

Specific Requirements:

• Extensive experience as Subsurface Operations Consultant with following skills:
• Geomechanics (1D/3D) – wellbore stability analysis (IHQ/QRA)
• Shallow hazard evaluation and site survey assessment
• Well planning and real-time surveillance
• Subsurface data technical support
• Logging – while – drilling and wireline logging operations
• Wellbore positioning and planning
• Formation evaluation & petrophysical analysis (Cased hole and open hole)
• Manage pressure drilling planning (MPD)
• Opportunity generation and drillwell execution
• Mudlogging and sample administration
• WITS setup and configuration and Real- Time Operating Center (RTOC).

Application Closing Date
29th April, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume (MS Word format) to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Job Title: Marine Advisor II

Location: Offshore Location, Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract

Main Functions

• Works to assure the safe and efficient turnaround of gas carriers and condensate tankers. This will include assisting with the management and oversight of all associated critical contractors including tug, and port services providers.

Task and Responsibilities
In addition to all Level 1 tasks and responsibilities, Level 2:

• Advising on pre-job planning and writing procedures
• Performing Risk Assessment
• Being the client field representative offshore on marine activities advising Lead Drilling Supervisor or
• Completion Supervisor i.e. D&C PIC.
• Conduct post job debrief and submit post job report.
• Conduct rig move activities

Skills and Qualifications

• University degree required
• Have led a minimum of 10 (ten) Jack Up rig moves at platform operations
• Prior marine experience as a senior officer position – required
• Master Mariners license – required
• Experience in the company operations organization – preferred
• Have experience in performing rig inspection for marine related equipment.
• Candidates without the above requirements will be considered, dependent on experience.
• Strong culture of ‘Nobody Gets Hurt’
• Expert knowledge of current large tanker applied mooring operations and best practices
• Strong knowledge of applied Operations Integrity Systems, specifically oi 8-1

Specific Requirements:

• Prior marine experience as a senior officer position – required
• Master Mariners license – required
• Experience in the company operations organization – preferred
• Have led a minimum of 10 (ten) Jack Up rig moves and support vessel operations offshore
• Have experience in performing rig inspection for marine related equipment.
• Candidates without the above requirements will be considered, dependent on experience.
• Strong culture of safety management system and zero hurt
• Expert knowledge of current large tanker applied mooring operations and best practices
• Strong knowledge of applied Operations Integrity Systems, specifically oi 8-1

Application Closing Date
29th April, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume (MS Word format) to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Job Title: Security Supervisor III

Location: QIT, Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract

Main Functions

• The Security Supervisor supports applicable functions, units and projects, meeting deliverables, responding to management requests, identifying staffing needs, reviewing and endorsing applicable plans or procedures, and facilitating various committees.
• This job role ensures that the tools, resources, and support are fit for purpose, providing stewardship, analysis, direction and supervisory support to drive the organization to achieve the corporate vision of “Nobody Gets Hurt”.
• It is recognized that the Security Supervisor job role is a player coach role and so a mix of technical and supervisory skills are required to ensure success.

Tasks and Resonsibilities
In addition to all Level 1 and 2 tasks and responsibilities, Level 3:

• Has authority for personnel actions and oversees most day to day operations of group.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in the Security field, policing, criminology or business administration, or equivalent relevant experience
• Behavioral Skills: makes sound decisions, courage of conviction, manages risk, strategic
• Functional Skills: intelligence and analysis, executive protection, global security operations, technical security and engineering, risk assessment and management, site security operations, emergency preparedness and responses
• Experience in Oil and Gas security, law enforcement, security, or the military that includes exposure to staff supervision, security program administration, crime prevention and/or crisis management
• Extensive knowledge of asset management and protection
• Broad knowledge with security program management
• Well versed with security legislation, policies and procedures
• Strong knowledge of security systems and technologies
• Project management skills
• Extensive knowledge of criminal investigation
• Extensive knowledge of criminal intelligence/national intelligence
• Extensive knowledge of crisis/disaster management planning
• Risk appreciation/identification and reduction
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent oral, written and active-listening skills
• Highly effective organizational, time management and analytical skills
• Knowledge of computer programs including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Application Closing Date
23rd April, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume (MS Word Format) to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.