Downstream Refining Analyst

**About the Role**:
**Grade Level (for internal use)**:
10
**The Team**:Within the Fuels and Refining division, we provide insight on the industry and market fundamentals of refining crude oil and marketing refined products - including supply/demand balances, trade, prices, capacities and infrastructure. We forecast product balances and benchmark refining margins, details for national markets around the world as well as guidance on what is an anomaly, and what is a fundamental shift in the market.

This downstream research team consists of a group of analysts covering Europe, CIS, Africa, and the Middle East, and working with global teams across S&P Global Commodity Insights.

**The Impact**:
S&P Global Commodity Insights provides data, strategic research and analysis across the oil, midstream, downstream and chemical markets so our clients can make critical decisions with confidence. Energy, chemical players and financial institutions rely on us to better understand market, company and economic behaviour to adjust their business strategy. Our data and research ranges from near/long term outlooks, competitive benchmark, market analysis and technology assessments.

**What's in it for you**:
This role offers opportunities to develop deep a knowledge of the downstream energy sector, to work across teams and to build capacity in client-facing work via market briefing opportunities and support of the commercial team. The team is very international and diverse, and the role involves working with colleagues all over the world. Good growth opportunities are available, both vertically into leadership roles, and horizontally, as S&P Global brings together the deepest intelligence across the widest set of capital-intensive industries and markets.

**Responsibilities**:

- Being a key member of the short-term forecasting team, representing Europe within a global structure to forecast refined product pricing, refinery margins, supply/demand, crude processing.
- Maintaining and updating pricing models, developing and improving forecasting methodologies, proactively searching for new data and information sources, developing use of AI in data collection, analysis and presentation.
- Contributing to country-level research and analysis covering the entire downstream value chain
- Developing our body of knowledge on themes such as biofuels, EU environmental policy relating to the downstream oil industry, carbon policies of oil companies, etc.
- Maintaining and developing our knowledge base on energy transition and refinery rationalization, in particular in relation to upcoming EU environmental measures and directives (CBAM, ETS)
- Presenting to clients and taking part in client discussions on our outlooks and market trends

**What We're Looking For**:

- Energy industry experience, in particular oil refining and distribution
- Experience modelling and managing large, complex models and datasets
- Mother-tongue level of English, good written and verbal presentation skills
- Proficiency in European languages a major plus
- Strong and demonstrable numeracy and quantitative analysis skills
- The ability to work to deadlines and prioritize a complex workload
- Precision and obsession with detail

**About S&P Global Commodity Insights**
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.

We're a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights' coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

**What's In It For**You?**

**Our Purpose**:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

**Our People**:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous f