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Statoil

GIS Analyst

Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 36 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world's energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Norway with 21,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges. In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as one of the largest lease holders in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Our GoM portfolio is managed out of our Houston office. The Statoil Houston office, which was established in 2002, also manages our Alaska, Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale gas portfolios. To date Statoil has invested more than USD $11 billion in US upstream activities, and currently produces more than 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. We have US offices located in Anchorage, Austin, Houston, Stamford and Washington D.C. USA, and are looking for talented people to contribute to our growing activity base.

Development and Production North America (DPNA) aims to develop a material and profitable position in North America, including deepwater Gulf of Mexico, unconventional gas and oil sands. In doing this, we will establish capability centres for deepwater and unconventional gas operations as well as carbon efficient oil sands extraction. This will ensure our further development in the area.

Job description

• Analyze legal descriptions, create polygons for land agreements aligned to grid
• Maintain leasehold for all US onshore assets and link data to the land system
• Optimize methods for researching and retrieving data for the geoscientists and data management team
• Maintain Spatial Data layers and create custom data sets for stakeholders
• Utilize mapping and database software to create and deliver maps, data set, summaries and presentations on both a scheduled and ad hoc basis
• Support Statoil Facilities group with mapping and regulatory reporting needs
• Analyze data for quality control, purchases and sales, and other business needs
• Maintain Land Grid and work with external vendors to improve the management of data
• Monitor polygon capture to ensure agreements are mapped in a timely manner
• Assist in land system maintenance and enhancements
• Create and maintain SDE Layers in Arc GIS and Arc Catalog

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience
• College degree preferred
• General knowledge of US land administration terminology and agreements
• Familiarity with Quorum GIS is highly preferred
• Arc GIS 10.1 experience preferred
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with Internal Stakeholders
• High level of accuracy and attention to details

Personal qualities

• Use foresight, and identify opportunities and challenges
• Be imaginative, ambitious and stimulate new ideas
• Challenge accepted truths and enter unfamiliar territory
• Make clear demands on each other and push for constructive change
• Understand and manage risk
• Be truthful and act with integrity
• Be curious, work together and share experience
• Promote and value diversity
• Communicate in a precise way, give and accept constructive feedback
• Bring up ethical issues and challenges immediately
• Deliver on promises
• Continuously develop sound expertise, demonstrate commercial awareness and customer orientation
• Strive for simplification and clarity, and focus on value-adding activities
• Act decisively and be loyal to decisions
• Show dedication and endurance, follow through and pay attention to important details
• Cause zero harm to people and prevent accidents
• Reduce the negative impact of our activities and products on the environment
• Act within the law and comfortably within our own ethical policy
• Demonstrate social responsibility and contribute to sustainable development
• Respect the individual, help others to succeed and contribute to a positive working environment