ConocoPhillips
Intern, Trading Analytics 2027
Houston, TX, USA · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Commercial works closely with the regional business units to market ConocoPhillips equity production and improve realized commodity values.
- In addition, the Commercial organization is responsible for generating value from third party marketing and trading.
- These roles span our commodity portfolio of crude oil, NGLs, natural gas, power, and LNG.
Responsibilities
- Interns will be paired with a supervisor, mentor, and buddy for the duration of the internship and will deliver a final project presentation to Commercial leadership.
- Support the building and maintenance of supply/demand balances and fundamental models for crude oil, NGLs, natural gas, or LNG
- Analyze industry reports, production data, inventory levels, and shipping/vessel-tracking data to support market intelligence
- Help build or enhance fair value models for futures, spreads, and other derivative products
- Support development and testing of pricing, simulation, or optimization models across crude, natural gas, power, LNG, or NGLs
- Contribute to the commercial quant library, including documentation, validation, and code review support
- Deliver a defined project with clear milestones and a final presentation to Commercial leadership, supervisors, mentors, and collaborators
- Partner with traders, analysts, and quants to translate data into decision-ready insights
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or other related quantitative or technical fields
Nice to have
- A minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale
- Strong foundational skills in Excel including exposure to at least one programming or statistical language (e.g., Python and R)
- Exposure to analysis, modeling and visualization using common programs and applications (e.g., Python, R, SQL, Excel/VBA)
- Coursework or project experience in statistics, econometrics, financial modeling, optimization, or data science
- Interest in energy or commodity markets (crude oil, natural gas, NGLs, power, or LNG)
- Genuine intellectual curiosity and a desire to deeply understand the logic, mathematics, and mechanics underlying the models and tools being built
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products
- Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what's right
Compensation
- $10k-$14k
Benefits
- Apply statistical or machine learning techniques to improve forecasting accuracy for fundamentals or price relationships
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer and/or education institution
Company info
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Commercial organization manages the company's worldwide commodity marketing and trading portfolio.
Equal opportunity
- In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Visa & Work Authorization
- ConocoPhillips' sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.
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