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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.
Within this position, your key tasks will be to:
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.
At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:
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.
Expertise with analytical tools and digital skillsets for modeling is highly desirable.
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.
We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer:
Not just a job - a career
In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.
Attractive rewards
We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.
Wellness and work-life balance
We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.
An inclusive culture
We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.
Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.
As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.
We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.
Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?
