Responsibilities:

Scheduling and Operations Coordination

• Develop and maintain crude oil lifting schedules in alignment with production forecasts and sales agreements to control tank tops.
• Coordinate with terminal operators, production teams, vessel owners, and traders to ensure timely crude evacuation in a bid to avoid demurrage.
• Monitor daily production and storage levels to prevent tank-top situations or production curtailment.
• Manage vessel nomination, acceptance, berthing, and loading operations for the avoidance of commercial penalties stemming from delays.

Logistics and Cargo Management

• Liaise with shipping agents, inspectors, and surveyors to ensure smooth cargo operations.
• Oversee cargo measurement, sampling, and quality verification processes to guarantee operations integrity.
• Track vessel movements and provide real-time updates to internal stakeholders for operations transparency assurance.
• Ensure proper documentation for each lifting, including BOLs, ullage reports, certificates of quality/quantity, and shipping documents for avoidance of outturn exercise.

Proven Experience in:

• Production Operations – including application of standard workflows, and best practices for oil & gas operations.
• Contracting & Procurement – strategy development, contract negotiation and management, claims resolution, vendor evaluation, and technical documentation review and approval.
• Compliance & Standards – application of international and national regulations, including Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), ISO, and Total Quality Management (TQM) standards.