Quantitative Analyst – LNG

ConocoPhillips; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ConocoPhillips seeks a high-caliber Quantitative Analyst to join our LNG trading analytics team. You will support global trading, origination, structuring and portfolio optimization, owning the optimization engine and its mathematical framework.

Your work influences deal structures and risk management across cargo optimization and long-term structures. The role requires strong quantitative skills and experience in energy markets, with collaboration across Structuring, Origination and Analytics

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative skills and financial modeling expertise.
• Experience supporting multi-commodity energy trading desks.
• Proficiency in Python or similar data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Support global LNG trading, origination, structuring and portfolio optimization.
• Own optimization engine logic, constraints, and model performance.
• Collaborate with Origination and Structuring on high-value transactions.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

LNG trading

Mathematical modeling

Python

Tools

Python

MATLAB

R

Job description

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

Who We Are

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. We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.

Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment

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.

Job Summary

We are seeking a high-caliber Quantitative Analyst to join our team supporting global LNG trading, origination, structuring and portfolio optimization. The position sits within a centralized, multi-commodity quantitative analytics team and your work will directly influence trading decisions, deal structuring, portfolio value extraction, and risk management across cargo optimization, medium-term structures, and long-term SPAs. You will hold model ownership for the optimization and valuation engine at the core of our long-term LNG platform — accountable for optimization logic, constraint formulation, engine mathematics, model performance, and the commercial defensibility of the valuations it produces — and will partner directly with Structuring & Origination on high value, complex transa