Sr. LNG China Trading Analyst

Exxonmobil Hong Kong Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ExxonMobil Hong Kong Limited seeks an analytical professional to develop fundamental and commercial analysis of China’s gas and LNG market for the Global LNG Analytics, Trading, and Marketing teams. You will forecast LNG imports, analyze trading behavior, and identify trends, opportunities, and risks shaping regional and global markets.

Key capabilities include data modelling, Python, and strong Mandarin/English communication within a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical, strategic and statistical capability.
• Data modelling experience with Python.
• Strong Mandarin and English communication.
• Experience in multinational environments.
• Degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain bottoms-up model of China’s gas and LNG supply and demand.
• Forecast China’s LNG imports and analyze trading behavior of market participants.
• Contribute to LNG market view with Global LNG Analytics team.
• Propose trade strategies based on fundamentals to drive P&L.
• Collaborate with global analytical/trading community to highlight opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data modelling

Python

Mandarin and English

Multinational environment

Education

Degree in Economics/Finance/Math

Tools

Python

Job description

Develop fundamental and commercial analysis of the China gas and LNG market and deliver timely, objective, and actionable commercial insights to the Global LNG Analytics, Trading, and Marketing teams. Key responsibilities include, but not limited to, forecasting China’s LNG imports, analyzing trading behavior of Chinese market participants, assessing gas and LNG storage dynamics, and identifying emerging market trends, opportunities, and risks that influence regional and global LNG markets.

What you will do

Develop and maintain comprehensive bottoms-up model of China’s gas and LNG supply and demand fundamentals, incorporating economic and energy demand indicators that relates to China’s gas and LNG supply and demand

Drive LNG/gas fundamental global model development together with Global LNG Analytics team and have a key role in forming the LNG market view

Able to formulate and actively propose trade strategies based on fundamentals view to drive Trading P&L

Develop strong collaborative working relationships with internal and external global analytical / trading community to drive Trading P&L through highlighting trade opportunities by connecting market fundamentals and insights, utilizing advanced analytics

Produce ad-hoc analysis as requested by Traders / Trading Management Remain knowledgeable about leading-edge developments, analytical techniques, technologies and tools in Trading Analytics

What you bring

Key Skills:

Excellent analytical, strategic and statistical capability.

Experience and knowledge of data modelling, and proficiency with Python

Strong communication skills, both written and oral in Mandarin and English

Ability to work effectively in multinational / multicultural environment

Degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics

Strong understanding of China’s economy, gas and LNG infrastructure, and gas/LNG supply and demand

Wide industry network relating to China gas/LNG supply and demand

Commercial experience in short-term LNG trading environment is beneficial

Demonstrated business acumen

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Over the past 140 years, our company has evolved from a regional marketer of kerosene in the U.S. to one of the largest publicly traded petroleum and petrochemical enterprises in the world. Today we operate in most of the world's countries and are best-known by our familiar brand names: Exxon, Esso and Mobil. We make the products that drive modern transportation, power cities, lubricate industry and provide petrochemical building blocks that lead to thousands of consumer goods.

Over the past 140 years, our company has evolved from a regional marketer of kerosene in the U.S. to one of the largest publicly traded petroleum and petrochemical enterprises in the world. Today we operate in most of the world's countries and are best-known by our familiar brand names: Exxon, Esso and Mobil. We make the products that drive modern transportation, power cities, lubricate industry and provide petrochemical building blocks that lead to thousands of consumer goods.