Senior Crude Trader

Equinor•Houston, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Trader will be part of Equinor’s U.S. Gulf Coast crude trading team and will be responsible for managing the company’s spot-market import and export cargo activity in the U.S. Gulf Coast, as well as related terminal positions. The position requires close cooperation with traders across Equinor’s global crude team, both in market discussions and in ensuring optimal trading strategies.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant crude trading experience.
Expertise in U.S. crude market fundamentals, including supply and demand, crude qualities, oil transportation, and shipping.
In-depth understanding of the risks involved in commodity transactions and related risk management, including operational safety.
Comprehensive understanding of underlying transportation, logistics, and balancing mechanisms.
Thorough expertise in relevant derivative instruments, including futures and swaps.
Extensive knowledge of price concepts and structures, hedging implementation, contractual constraints, and legal frameworks.
Strong emphasis on teamwork and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with analytical tools and digital skillsets for modeling is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the company’s trading activities, with a focus on U.S. crude exports, serving as the primary market expert and representing Equinor alongside other traders and global book leads.
Identify and mature business opportunities across commodities and assets in alignment with the company’s global crude strategy.
Manage daily spot-market import and export cargo activity in the U.S. Gulf Coast, as well as U.S. Gulf Coast terminal positions, including risk-management coordination across global commodity books and execution of trading activities within Equinor’s global crude trading framework.
Develop and execute trading and hedging strategies based on comprehensive market analysis to optimize commercial outcomes within risk mandates, in close collaboration with global lead traders.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Chartering, and Risk, and actively contribute to local and global discussions to refine market views and trading plans.