Associate Market Reporter and Analyst (Residual Fuels & Base Oils)

at  SP Global

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A passion for learning and intellectual curiosity.
An interest in commodity markets and how they operate.
The ability to work independently and in an organized manner.
About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.
We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.
S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.
For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights .
What’s In It For You?

OUR PEOPLE:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Team: The Associate Editor, Residual Fuels & Base Oils is a market reporter and analyst who takes responsibility for day-to-day reporting on oil markets in Asia. The assessments for this specific role include bitumen and base oils, many of which will need to be researched and launched with a new methodology. At S&P Global Commodity Insights, the premier source of commodities intelligence, the content you generate and the relationships you build are essential to the energy, petrochemicals, metals, environmental, and agricultural markets.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Responsible for every aspect of market reporting, including the collection and publication of primary market information, running an assessment process, assessing the value of a variety of oil markets, reporting market-related news, writing commentary and analysis, contributing to methodology development, and engaging with market sources.
Experience of relevant reporting or analytical experience; Strong mathematical skills; Strong writing skills; Ability to perform well with tight deadlines; Research and project work for methodology creation with the team.
The market reporter in this position assesses the value of oil markets, accurately and fully in line with our rigorous and well-known methodology. The market reporter will survey market participants throughout the day; publish price updates through the day.
The market reporter is responsible for writing commentaries associated with his or her assessments. The commentaries are intended to help our readers better understand what is happening in the market, and to better understand how we have arrived at our assessments.
The market reporter is responsible for reporting news and analysis relating to his or her market. The new should help our readers understand issues in the marketplace, whether they are traders, analysts, government regulators, working in the supply chain, or in another walk of life.
The market reporter is responsible for engaging with market sources around the region, including those who are not regularly in the Market On Close assessment process. Excellent engagement helps ensure we are close to market developments, methodology development is strong, story writing is creative, and that channels of communication are established and open with market sources.
What We’re Looking For:Basic Required Qualifications:
Possess a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Energy/ Gas Engineering, or any other related studies.
At least 4 years of experience in Oil & Gas / Residual Fuels & Base Oils Industry in Malaysia.
Must have strong analytical and reporting skills in the Oil & Gas Industry. Required to be Intermediate in Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word, Python, Power BI.
Ability to perform well with tight deadlines. Required to work under minimum supervision and excellent research project delivery.

OUR PURPOSE:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.