Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 37 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world's energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Norway with 21,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges.
In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as one of the largest lease holders in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Our GoM portfolio is managed out of our Houston office. The Statoil Houston office, which was established in 2002, also manages our Alaska, Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale gas portfolios.
To date Statoil has invested more than USD $11 billion in US upstream activities, and currently produces more than 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. Our Houston office currently staffs more than 500 people. We have US offices located in Anchorage, Austin, Houston, Stamford and Washington D.C. USA, and are looking for talented people to contribute to our growing activity base.
Statoil North America seeks a advisor, technical oil analysis to support crude oil trading, including origination, with analysis, focusing on refinery value of different crude oil qualities.

Job description

  • Performing technical oil analysis and advising to maximize value on traded crude oils
  • Participating in negotiations with potential customers in North, Latin and South American markets
  • Advising on upstream, midstream and downstream possibilities to maximize value for the existing portfolio, as well as new opportunities for acquisitions, farm in- and farm out including negotiations
  • Participating in downstream evaluations for CVP projects around the world, support project development teams with long-term price forecasting, premises and risk assessments
  • Conducting market analysis of supply and demand balances and the relationship with energy prices that support the economic planning assumptions for the company
  • Driving improvements in crude oil valuation methodology
  • Will travel to Statoil offices worldwide for one week to three month periods on an as needed basis

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in operations research or a directly related field
  • Six years of experience with heavy crude oil valuation and marketing. The six years of experience must include experience with: (1) refinery operations and heavy crude oil dynamics; (2) negotiations experience; (3) knowledge of North, Latin and South American markets; (4) LP models and related software (PIMS); (5) refinery process simulators (HYSIS, PRO2, Aspen Plus); (6) economical and technical oil analysis as well as crude oil quality administrators (Spiral) and statistics software
  • Interested candidates should apply online at www.statoil.com

We offer

  • Statoil offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package
  • Statoil is an equal opportunity employer

Personal qualities

  • Our values are to be courageous, open, hands-on and caring. We believe in these qualities, which are essential for building an even stronger Statoil. If you can identify with them, you could be the one to strengthen our team
  • Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the recruitment process