Graduate Analyst, Commercial

Welcome to Conoco Phillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here.

We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.

To deliver superior performance, we create an environment that respects the contributions and differences of every individual. Wherever possible, we use these differences to drive competitive business advantage, personal growth and, ultimately, create business success.

Position Summary

The Commercial organization manages the company’s worldwide commodity marketing and trading portfolio. Commercial works closely with the regional business units to market Conoco Phillips equity production and improve realized commodity values. In addition, the Commercial organization is responsible for generating value from third party marketing and trading.

The Commercial Analyst New Hire Development Program is designed to provide an active learning environment (including on-the-job and formal classroom training experiences) for individuals from various majors and backgrounds who have a career interest in marketing and trading. The program will consist of up to 3 rotations in roles including, but not limited to the following:

Risk Analyst
Crude Analyst
Natural Gas Analyst
Power Analyst
Scheduling Analyst
24 Hour Power Trader

Depending on the complexity of each role, rotations can last between 6-18 months. During this time, the new hire is encouraged to perform as a fully functioning member of our team and participate in the new hire training curriculum. Upon completion of each rotation, the new hire will be evaluated based on their individual performance. Continuance in the program and eventual placement into a permanent role is subject to the individual’s performance and feedback from their supervisors during the New Hire Development Program.

The rotations and training opportunities are crafted to educate new hires about Conoco Phillips, the energy business, and how the Commercial organization contributes to the company’s value proposition. During the program, new hires will also gain an understanding of Conoco Phillips’ upstream businesses and how each function fits into the value chain.

• Providing market and business analysis
• Customer and 3rd party interface
• Decision support to operations and management
• Learning and developing new knowledge and skills
• Developing and demonstrating basic knowledge of Commercial function
• Displaying ability to interpret data and make recommendations to the business

Assignments will be at our site located in Houston, Texas.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer and/or education institution
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Math, Science, other related field, or foreign equivalent
• Current level in college:
  Senior or Graduate Student
• Expected graduation date:
  Fall 2026 through Summer 2027

• A minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale
• Proficient with common programming and data visualization programs such as VBA, Python, Power BI, Spotfire
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products
• Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what’s right
• Understands how key financial and quantitative indicators impact the business

Oct 30, 2026

Conoco Phillips' sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

Conoco Phillips offers a competitive…