Finance & Legal

Petroleum Market Specialist

CompanyConfidentialExperienceNot Specified
Date of posting2008-08-14 20:57Salary indication
CategoryFinance & LegalStart dateTBA
RegionNorth AmericaDurationFull-time
CountryUnited States (USA)
LocationHouston, Texas
Description• Key contributor to petroleum market reports (CORO and EMB)
• Client coordinator of web-based market services
• Lead analyst for market data collection, analysis and modeling

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Monitor key market drivers and trends for U.S. crude oil and refined products,
including but not limited to:
o Product demand for gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, residual fuel oil, naphtha
o U.S. crude oil supply and import that may affect the short term market
o Refinery utilization, downtimes and product yields
o Biofuel production and usage
o Crude and product price differentials
o Calculation and evaluation of PGI benchmark refining margins
• Collaborate with manager of Crude Oil and Refining Outlook to contribute
written content of the market report
• Analyze weekly market developments and routinely summarize written views
for publishing in the Energy Market Brief
• Provide analytical support and participate in the forecast update process
• Prepare client presentations for communication of market issues
• Arrange and participate in regularly scheduled client conference calls
• Provide client support by assisting them with the web-based market services
• Manage access and track client use of web-based services
Skills• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Business or related field (eg. Math)
• Experience in support activities for trading, shipping or marketing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
• Must know the products - gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, etc.
• Limited industry experience is okay
Remarks
Reference NrPS-1