Senior Crude Oil Research Analyst — Middle East (Dubai)

Kpler; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kpler in Dubai is seeking a Senior Crude Oil Research Analyst to serve as the regional market authority on Middle Eastern physical crude dynamics, focusing on refinery activity, product yields, and downstream trade flows.

In this high-impact individual contributor role, your insights will translate complex refinery runs and crude movements into clear, actionable intelligence for global traders and market participants navigating physical trading, arbitrage, and downstream shifts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience analysing crude oil markets, with familiarity with refinery operations and physical trade flows.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical discipline (Economics, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, or Energy Management).
• Proven track record of independently researching, analysing, and writing clear, data-driven market commentary and insights.
• Strong data analytics and ability to manipulate complex datasets to assess supply, demand, and refinery margins.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English; ability to convey technical market context to clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver in-depth market intelligence on Middle Eastern physical crude and refined product markets, focusing on refinery runs, crude throughput, and physical trade flows.
• Maintain and refine supply-demand and refinery activity models; benchmark against JODI, EIA, and IEA.
• Lead analysis and client-facing insights around Middle Eastern OSPs, pricing mechanisms, and crude grade differentials.
• Publish high-quality research reports, concise market briefs, and ad-hoc commentary with proprietary cargo and inventory data.
• Represent Kpler across the industry by presenting insights during client briefings, webinars, and media engagements.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Success, and Product Engineering to support pre-sales discussions and co-develop analytics offerings.

Skills

Crude oil markets

Data analytics

Market commentary

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Engineering, Finance, Statistics

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Kpler in Dubai is seeking a Senior Crude Oil Research Analyst to serve as the regional market authority on Middle Eastern physical crude dynamics, focusing on refinery activity, product yields, and downstream trade flows.

In this high-impact individual contributor role, your insights will translate complex refinery runs and crude movements into clear, actionable intelligence for global traders and market participants navigating physical trading, arbitrage, and downstream shifts.