Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum

Senior Natural Gas Trader – Gulf Coast

Houston, Texas · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 73 days ago
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About the role

  • At MPC, we're committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.
  • The Senior Natural Gas Trader – Gulf Coast is a commercially driven, risk-taking trader responsible for building and managing MPC's physical and financial natural gas book across Gulf Coast markets. This role is designed for a high-conviction trader who thrives in fast-moving markets, takes calculated risks within defined mandates, and generates P&L through

Responsibilities

  • Actively trade financial natural gas instruments - fixed-for-float swaps, basis swaps, options, and structured products - to express market views and manage book risk
  • Execute transactions with producers, utilities, marketers, pipelines, and LNG counterparties, building a deep network of Gulf Coast commercial relationships
  • Manage an integrated physical and financial book, monitoring net exposure, basis risk, and directional positions across prompt and forward tenors
  • Collaborate with the Natural Gas Originator to align physical supply & offtake positions with origination strategy and asset optionality
  • Partner with scheduling, Middle Office, and Back Office teams to ensure accurate nomination, settlement, and compliance with trading policies

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of Gulf Coast basis markets, pipeline and storage dynamics, and natural gas pricing mechanisms.

Nice to have

  • Generate P&L through opportunistic basis trading, prompt spread monetization, storage plays, and financial hedging strategies
  • Trade physical natural gas across Gulf Coast hubs - HSC, Katy, Carthage, and interconnected pipelines - capturing basis differentials and supply-demand dislocations in day-ahead and prompt markets
  • Operate within defined risk limits (VaR, stop-loss, position limits), escalating risk events appropriately while maintaining a proactive, risk-forward trading mindset
  • Conduct daily MTM reconciliation, position reporting, and P&L attribution in coordination with Middle Office and Back Office teams
  • Synthesize fundamental analysis - storage trajectories, domestic NG supply/demand, LNG export demand, pipeline flows, weather - and quantitative signals to generate high-conviction trade ideas
  • Evaluate and monetize pipeline transport and storage optionality, including Permian-to-Gulf Coast basis opportunities and seasonal storage spreads
  • Bachelor's Degree required (Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline preferred).
  • Five (5) or more years of experience in natural gas trading, marketing, or commercial development, with direct exposure to Gulf Coast physical and/or financial markets.

Skills

  • Accountability
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Communication
  • Contract Management
  • Customer-Focused
  • Data Analysis
  • Decision Making
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Mentoring People
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Negotiation
  • Risk Management

Compensation

  • Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Benefits

  • Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Company info

  • If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the

Equal opportunity

  • Employer: Veteran / Disability
  • We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.
  • We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
  • In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.

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