Development Geologist /

Senior Development
Geologist
Development Geologist / Senior Development Geologist

The company
Five years, five priorities and $5 billion to more than double the size of Dana… do you want to share in
our success?

Dana Petroleum has grown considerably since its formation in 1994 and owes its current success to a
business model that combines focused exploration with targeted acquisitions.

Today, Dana is a $4 billion international oil and gas company producing 60,000 barrels of oil a day with
activities in the UK, Norway, The Netherlands, Egypt and Africa.

We have a strong and balanced asset base, which is underpinned by healthy cash reserves. We have a
diverse portfolio delivering strong cash flow, a range of development opportunities and an extensive and
exciting exploration programme.

Acquired by the Korean National Oil Corporation (KNOC) in October 2010, Dana's strategy is to grow in
Europe, The Middle East and Africa, organically and through acquisitions, to more than double the size of
the company by 2016. To achieve this, we plan to invest more than $5 billion over the next five years.

Dana's relationship with KNOC creates a unique opportunity to combine the scale and influence of a
major national oil company with our technical expertise and entrepreneurial drive, to succeed in our
chosen markets around the world.

We operate as an independent company with the support and backing of KNOC. Our Group Chief
Executive, Dr Marcus Richards, a former senior vice president of BP, is leading our growth strategy. Like
any private limited company, we have a board of directors who shape the long-term direction of the
company and a senior executive team, which oversees the delivery of our strategy.

We've got five priorities to help us deliver our strategy:

 drive performance in our existing locations through exploration that supports our existing

production hubs;

 secure access to new provinces in the Middle East and Africa;

 become a partner of choice by creating mutual advantage;

 increase value and efficiency by applying best practice techniques;

 develop the best people, processes and systems to help us succeed.

More important than anything else we do is the safety and security of our people. We have 500
employees in the UK, The Netherlands, Norway and Egypt and we expect significant growth in the near
future, both in the number of people and the range of locations. Our HQ will continue to be in Aberdeen
and staff based in the UK will move into a new office in May 2012.

Following the acquisition of Dana by KNOC and the appointment of Marcus Richards as Group Chief
Executive, we reorganised our business. The new organisation now has well defined business units for

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each operating country. This creates a huge opportunity for the organisation and for talented people who
want to help us more than double the size of the company in the next five years.

We're creating a performance-driven, values-led organisation, and we recognise that how we do things is
just as important as what we do. We work in an environment of trust, mutual respect and equal
opportunity where everyone understands the role they play in driving the business forward.

We want to attract, develop and retain a high-calibre team by helping people thrive and progress. We
want to be a company where talented people take pride in delivering for the business; take advantage of
development opportunities; and are rewarded for great performance. We will make sure that reward and
recognition packages are fair, consistent, market competitive and encourage team performance.

It's an exciting time to be part of Dana.…do you want to share in our success?

The Position
In line with our strategic objectives, we are looking to fill a number of roles to ensure the both ensure the
development of existing fields and to identify and explore new opportunities.

The successful candidates will work in the UK Subsurface group in Aberdeen as members of an
integrated team responsible for subsurface aspects for one of Dana’s operated assets and providing
technical advice on non-operated assets. The UK Subsurface group is responsible for all subsurface
aspects of fields in production or under development on the UKCS and works closely with other UK
departments including Wells, Exploration, Developments and Production.

These roles report directly to the UK Subsurface Manager.

Key Responsibilities

As part of a multi-disciplinary team interpret a variety of geological data (well data, sedimentology,
biostratigraphy, petrophysics, geochemistry) and integrate into the seismic interpretation to produce a
complete subsurface evaluation and definition of reservoir properties

 Provide geological input for area and well reviews, and maintain updated geological

interpretations and maps

 Create advanced geological models of the reservoir for volumetric estimates, dynamic reservoir

simulation and exploitation optimisation

 Plan development wells in terms of location and trajectory

 Prepare well programmes

 Take active involvement in monitoring ongoing well activities in collaboration with the Drilling

department

 Create new ways to access remaining reserves

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 Ensure that Dana’s views on the best way to plan, execute and evaluate appraisal, development

and infill wells is input to operating partners where relevant

The Candidate
We are looking for candidates who are educated to degree level in Petroleum Geology or a related
discipline and who have proven development or exploration experience. A strong understanding of
geoscience concepts is key, as is experience of basin and play analysis, prospect generation, and
volumetrics.

Candidates should have demonstrable experience of managing projects and deadlines and will currently
be working in a similar role.

Successful candidates will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and therefore successful candidates
must have the ability to work in small teams and have the ability to articulate evaluation results effectively.

Some roles involve the ability to travel internationally on a periodic basis.

Senior Roles

In addition to the above, successful candidates will be required to:

 Plan and lead projects

 Co-ordinate geological work and monitor outsourced geological projects

 Supervise geotechnical contractors and consultants

 Present findings and recommendations to management and joint venture partners and represent

the company at technical meetings

 Supervise, coach and mentor staff

 Lead change by responding appropriately to changing conditions and apply continuous

improvement techniques to help create new business opportunities and best practices.

 Contribute to the corporate company peer review system as required

 Demonstrate continuing professional and personal development

 Liaise with external industry groups

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