Senior Gas Analyst LA LNG

Job description:

About Woodside Energy

We know great results come from our people feeling valued, getting the support they need to reach their full potential as well as bring their whole self to work. We also recognise that enduring, meaningful relationships with communities are fundamental to maintaining our licence to operate.

Technology and innovation are essential to our long-term sustainability. We are growing our carbon and new energy businesses using technology to reduce emissions and the carbon footprint of our products. We are working to improving energy efficiency, offset emissions, reduce emissions intensity and explore options for lower-carbon energy. Woodside led the development of the LNG industry in Australia and is applying this same pioneering spirit to solving future energy challenges.

About the Role:

Purpose:

Responsible for monitoring industry trends, analyzing those trends and converting that information into quick, concise, well-written commentary. This individual will also utilize market intelligence to create models and presentations informing senior leadership of production, demand, and pricing forecasts.

Reports to: VP Gas – LA LNG

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain models to forecast U.S. natural gas production, demand, and prices to inform the strategy for gas procurement and hedging activity

- Provide real-time market updates to the trading team. This includes price movements, trade-flows, trading behaviour, regulatory developments and competitor behaviour that impact the gas markets.

- Monitor key trends and events in North American natural gas markets, including competitive intelligence, M&A activity, and policy/regulatory changes that impact natural gas fundamentals

- Analyze and identify Mark-to-market P&L and exposure drivers of various trading books.

- Daily analysis of the trading positions, on an aggregate portfolio basis down to the trading portfolio level

- Provide explanation and commentary for changes to Exposure and P&L profile e.g. financial impact and risk exposure analysis of new strategies, activities, or transactions.

- Ensure daily data integrity, validate exposures, and reconcile data inconsistencies with responsible traders.

- Support traders with any hedging requirements. This includes assessing any implication of changes to future physical deliveries, report and discuss impact of hedging strategies.

- Provide economic analysis for trading opportunity evaluation.

- Analyze US Gas using pipeline flow tracking, LNG plant feedgas profiles, arbitrage economics and industry publications.

- Develop and maintain the US gas Supply and Demand balances to formulate forward-looking views of key market developments and their impact on natural gas and LNG markets.

Skills & Experience:

- Be able to demonstrate excellent analytical skills and inquisitive mind for trading.

- Be able to demonstrate initiative, tenacity and drive for continuous improvement.

- Demonstrated ability to validate and relate exposure and P&L results to commodity market drivers.

- Proficient with Excel formulas, pivot table functionality, and trading database applications.

- Experience with using trade capture systems, preferably Aspect.

- Possess strong organizational, communication, and time management skill is critical.

- Demonstrates inclusive, collaborative work behaviours and supports, listens, and respects the diversity and value of ideas from others.

Qualifications

- 3-5+ years’ relevant experience working in energy trading with a strong understanding of commodity trading, preferably in LNG markets.

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting Knowledge and understanding of financial and physical trading instruments

- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, SharePoint, etc.

- Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

Key Interactions:

Internal

- VP LALNG

- Manager Gas Procurement

External

- Service providers (Woodmac, S&P Platts, ICE, Criterion, CME NYMEX)

Recognition & Reward:

What you can expect from us:

- Commitment to your ongoing development, including on-the-job opportunities, formal programs, coaching and mentoring

- Industry-leading 18 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carer, and maintenance of superannuation or retirement benefits at the current rate during any period of unpaid parental leave for up to 24 months (plus secondary carer leave entitlements)

- Values led culture

- Active employee community groups for gender equality, reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and LGBTI+ staff and allies, and Neurodiversity

- Community volunteering opportunities

- Relocation assistance (if required)

- A competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives and above-industry superannuation contributions

Applications close at 11:59pm AWST on 18 August 2025.

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Please note Woodside Energy will only accept direct candidate applications. We do not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies.