Upstream E&P

Drilling engineers, production engineers, completions engineers, facilities engineers, operations superintendents. Every major US basin: Permian, Bakken, Marcellus, Eagle Ford, DJ, Anadarko, Uinta, Powder River. SPE members preferred, PE license valued at senior end.

Oilfield Services

Field service leaders, wireline supervisors, coiled tubing operators, frac crew leadership, cementing supervisors, completions supervisors. Halliburton, Schlumberger (SLB), Baker Hughes, Weatherford-adjacent talent plus regional independents.

Midstream & Pipelines

Compressor station operators, terminal ops managers, pipeline integrity engineers, ILI (in-line inspection) specialists, control room operators. API-1160 and API-1173 fluent. NGL and gathering-and-processing background welcomed.

Downstream Refining

Refinery operators, unit engineers, turnaround planners, reliability engineers, inspection leads, process engineers. API-510 (pressure vessels), API-570 (piping), API-653 (tanks) certified. FCC, hydrocracker, alkylation, crude unit experience.

Petrochemicals

Process engineers, plant operators, quality leads, olefins and polyolefins specialists for Gulf Coast petchem. Dow, LyondellBasell, ExxonMobil Chemicals, Shell Chemicals, INEOS-adjacent talent plus regional independents. Ethylene, propylene, PE and PP experience.

Drilling & Completions

D&C engineers, frac specialists, mud engineers, geosteering leads, MWD/LWD supervisors. Field-hardened with unconventional-play experience across the major US shales. Rig site, real-time, and back-office capable.

HSE & Process Safety

PSM coordinators, process safety engineers, integrity leads, RBI (risk-based inspection) specialists, environmental compliance managers. API-580, OSHA 30 minimum, three-year PSM experience preferred, PHA facilitation experience welcomed.

LNG

Terminal ops managers, cryogenic engineers, liquefaction plant leads, marine loading supervisors, LNG carrier interface leads. Coverage across Sabine Pass, Corpus Christi, Cameron, Freeport, Plaquemines, Rio Grande and adjacent developments.

Energy Transition

Renewables portfolio leaders, CCS project engineers, hydrogen hub operations managers, low-carbon solutions engineers. US oil-major-affiliated transition teams plus standalone renewables developers, CCS project sponsors and hydrogen hub operators.

Reservoir & Geoscience

Reservoir engineers, geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, subsurface leads. SPE, AAPG, SEG members. Unconventional and conventional reservoir experience across US shales and legacy plays. PE license welcomed at senior end.

Executive Search

VP Operations, GM Field, Chief Operating Officer, VP HSE, President E&P, VP Commercial appointments for US-listed operators, PE-backed portfolio companies, family-office energy holdings, and standalone independents.

Commercial, Land & Trading

Land acquisition managers, commercial ops leaders, JV commercial managers, trading desk staff, marketing and midstream commercial leads, negotiators. AAPL (American Association of Professional Landmen) membership welcomed for land roles.

How an engagement runs

The practice sets the sourcing lens and how deep the credential checks go. The workflow is the same across all twelve: a structured brief, a discreet search, a ranked shortlist and offer support from start to finish, with the same consultant from intake through day-90 follow-up.

Step 1: Basin-fluent brief

We arrive at intake ready. We already know the basin, the play type, the credential ecosystem, the package bands in USD (including per-diem, LTIP and bonus structures typical for the discipline), and the passive-market context for the seniority. Your time on intake goes on your business and the team you want to build.

Step 2: Discreet search

We approach our network and the passive market. Client identity is withheld until you give express permission. Approaches to a candidate’s current employer are coordinated with you before we make them, particularly where the play is small enough that a sloppy approach signals to competitors.

Step 3: Ranked shortlist

Three to five candidates per brief, credential-verified, with our written notes on each. Current package in USD, notice position, non-compete status, license currency and any competing processes are documented before introduction. We rank the shortlist and explain our ranking.

Step 4: Offer support

We coordinate interviews, manage feedback, structure the offer, handle counter-offer conversations and confirm start-date logistics. Follow-up check-ins at day 30 and day 90 make sure the placement is settling.

What sits outside our scope

Some roles need a specialist desk we do not have. If you ask us for something outside the twelve practices above, we will say so directly and refer you out with pleasure. Depth of focus inside US oil, gas and energy is what makes our shortlists arrive faster and better matched than a generalist agency can manage.

Submit a vacancy in one of these practices

Submit a vacancy with the role, the basin, the credential bar and the package range in USD. We will reply within one business day with a clear plan and a fee proposal.

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