Energy Analyst / Economist

Job Title:Energy Analyst / Economist

Location: London

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per annum

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time.

About us:

FGE is an international energy consultancy group specializing in providing world-class research and analysis of both regular and complex aspects of the oil, gas, NGLs and new energy markets.

About the role:

We are seeking an Energy Economist to join our team, focusing on analysing the demand for crude oil, refined products, SAF, hydrogen, methanol, and ammonia across multiple sectors and countries. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting comprehensive research, analysing data, and providing insights into the factors that impact energy demand, including the transition to new energy sources.

The Role and Responsibilities:

• Gathering and manipulating substantial amount of primary data on a regular basis
• Creating, updating, and maintaining spreadsheets
• Modelling energy markets, supply, and demand
• Regular and broad research on legal, geopolitical, and regulatory changes that will affect oil and energy demand.
• Working with existing teams to analyse macro and micro economic data to identify and forecast energy demand trends on a fuel-by-fuel and sector-by-sector basis
• Provide strategic and analytical input across all areas of our research incl. ad-hoc projects.
• Prepare reports in a timely, relevant and thought-provoking manner.
• Maintain regular contact with clients and market participants to gather market information and develop business opportunities.

Short-term work:

• Updating monthly oil demand numbers from primary sources and/or tracking updates by regional analysts to build FGE’s regional and global demand outlook by country/region and by product.
• Updating various monthly macro data such as industrial and economic statistics (trade, industrial production, retail sales, car sales by fuel type etc. etc.) and feeding them into models to crosscheck bottom-up demand forecasts.
• Use FGE’s proprietary country files and models to integrate country level/regional demand numbers to the global database. The bottom-up approach by product and sector requires meticulous understanding of how oil, SAF, hydrogen etc are used in each economic sector, how oil interacts with other energy sources in these sectors and what this means for demand for different oil products.

o Road transport, petrochemicals, residential, marine bunker, aviation…

• Regular reporting in various reports about oil demand and macro developments including input into our New Energy Foresights, as well as weekly and monthly oil reports.
• Key contacts: Regional Analysts, Director of Energy Economics & Transition

Long-term work:

• Developing extensive knowledge / work together with respective experts on the following issues
  
  • Petrochemicals/plastics/recycling
  • Road transport, fuel economy, engine, and fuel technologies
  • Air transport, fuel economy, airplane technologies and aviation market developments
  • Marine bunkers, future of global seaborne trade, alternative fuels
• Handling FGE’s proprietary transport models to forecast road/air/sea transport fuel demand by country and fuel, developing new modules, expanding models etc.
• Developing a solid understanding of alternative fuels and their potential penetration into oil market
• Updating and using FGE’s proprietary country files starting from a product/sector level to build FGE’s bottom-up global long-term oil demand outlook.
• Expanding FGE’s long-term outlook from 2040 to 2050
• Contribute greatly to FGE’s Strategic Outlook for Energy, looking into long-term developments in oil demand and supply on a sector by sector and regional basis.
• Key contacts: New Energy Team, Refining Team, Regional Analysts, Demand Team, Director of Energy Economics & Transition

Benefits:

• 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Learning opportunities are available and the employee is also welcome to suggest and recommend programs if useful.
• Annual performance reviews to discuss opportunities and an annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• Private Health care
• Employee referral scheme available

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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Energy Economist, Crude Oil Economist, Economy, Economic, Energy Market Economy and Geopolitical Research may also be considered for this role.