Middle East Oil Market Analyst - Dubai

MNI; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

MNI is seeking a talented oil market analyst to join our global markets team. The role requires strong analytical skills, a real-time mindset, and the ability to translate complex crude and refined product market dynamics into actionable insights for traders and strategists.

You will monitor regional pricing, interact with clients during trading hours, collaborate with senior analysts, and contribute to thematic research and new analytical tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant oil market analytical experience.
• Ability to deliver insights in real-time under pressure.
• Entrepreneurial, self-starter attitude and team player.

Responsibilities

• Providing real-time analysis and actionable insights on energy markets with a focus on crude and Middle East/Asia.
• Monitor and analyse physical crude grade pricing and differentials and their impact on export economics and arbitrage.
• Interact with clients during trading hours to understand needs and deliver timely insights.
• Collaborate with senior energy analysts and the wider markets team.
• Contribute to regular thematic research and develop new analytical tools and products.
• Develop market connections and manage existing relationships.

Skills

Oil market analysis

Real-time analytics

Client interaction

Team collaboration

Job description

MNI is looking for a talented and experienced oil market analyst to join our highly successful and fast-growing global markets team. We are seeking an entrepreneurial self-starter who is genuinely enthusiastic and passionate about physical oil markets.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is highly analytical, ambitious, and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. We are a team of experienced analysts, researchers and former traders drawn from energy/utility companies, price reporting agencies, investment banking, and research industries. We deliver real-time analysis and insight on global markets to a broad client base that includes traders, portfolio managers, economists and strategists on both the buy-side and sell-side.

The principal responsibilities of this position include:

• Providing real-time analysis and actionable insight on energy markets covering global crude/oil products markets with focus on the Middle East and Asia.
• Monitor and analyse physical crude grade pricing and differentials (e.g., Dubai, Murban) and how they drive waterborne export economics and international arbitrage.
• Interaction with clients during the trading day.
• Working closely with the senior energy analysts and the wider markets team covering oil and energy markets.
• Contributing to regular thematic research.
• Developing new analytical tools and research products.
• Developing market connections and managing existing relationships

Essential requirements for this role:

• We are considering a wide range of experience levels from 5-years + with relevant markets analytical experience in either oil or refined oil product markets.
• Able to deliver insightful and actionable analysis in a pressured real-time environment.
• Team player with strong collaboration skills.

What We Offer:

• You will be joining a successful, fast-growing and entrepreneurial team.
• We have a strong focus on career and professional development, tailored to each team member. We develop, grow, and promote talented analysts.
• All analysts have considerable scope to explore and expand their analytical interests.
• Competitive salary and benefits package

MNI recognises the importance of work life balance. If this challenge appeals to you, please come talk to us.