Natural Gas Trader
Listed on 2026-05-16
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Finance & Banking
Financial Consultant
About the Role
Exxon Mobil’s Americas Gas & Power Trading group is looking for a Natural Gas Trader to join our West Region Book, reporting directly to West Book Lead. This is a seat at one of the largest energy companies with access to a physical asset base, supply portfolio, and market intelligence that independent trading houses cannot replicate. The role involves trading physical natural gas across the Western U.S. market from California to southern Texas, managing daily cash and forward positions, building and optimizing term deals, analyzing supply/demand fundamentals, and developing counter party relationships across producers, utilities, pipelines, and end‑users.
Collaboration with scheduling, risk, origination, and market analytics teams is essential to maximize the value of Exxon Mobil’s West region book.
- Execute physical natural gas trades across prompt and near-term markets in the Western U.S., including key hubs and basis markets.
- Manage and optimize physical gas transport and storage assets to maximize value.
- Develop and manage counter party relationships with producers and end‑users.
- Analyze supply/demand fundamentals, pipeline flows, storage, and weather to inform trading strategy.
- Collaborate with scheduling, risk management, origination, and market analytics teams to optimize book positioning.
- Contribute to the growth and development of the West region book in alignment with the broader Americas Gas & Power strategy.
- 3+ years of experience in physical natural gas trading.
- Understanding of Western U.S. gas markets, infrastructure, and basin dynamics.
- Demonstrated analytical ability and commercial instinct.
- Collaborative mindset – this role is about building something, not just running a position.
- Strategic Contract Development
- Optionality Valuation
- Trading Scheduling
- Deal Structuring
- Financial Markets Execution
- Market Pricing Mechanisms
- Energy Commodity & Derivative Trading
- Negotiation
- Opportunity & Market Identification
- Trading Market Analysis
- Quantitative & Technical Trading Analysis
- Energy Risk Analysis & Mitigation
Nearest Major Market: Houston
Job Segment: Sustainability, Pipeline, Gas, Risk Management, Energy, Finance
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