Intern, Trading Analytics 2027

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Who We Are

We are one of the worlds largest independent exploration and production companies based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries we explore for develop and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success and with them we power civilization.

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Job Summary

The Commercial organization manages the companys worldwide commodity marketing and trading portfolio. Commercial works closely with the regional business units to market ConocoPhillips equity production and improve realized commodity addition the Commercial organization is responsible for generating value from third party marketing and trading.
The Trading Analytics Intern supports ConocoPhillips Strategy Analytics & Portfolio Optimization organization gaining hands-on exposure across market analytics economics and quantitative analytics work streams that underpin our trading marketing and risk decisions. These roles span our commodity portfolio of crude oil NGLs natural gas power and LNG.
Depending on placement interns will either support fundamental market analysis (supply/demand balances price forecasting and market intelligence) or quantitative modeling (pricing simulation and optimization) working alongside analysts quants and traders on live commercial projects. Interns will be paired with a supervisor mentor and buddy for the duration of the internship and will deliver a final project presentation to Commercial leadership.
Intern assignments are offered at ConocoPhillips global headquarters located in Houston Texas.

Typical length of our internships varies from 10 to 14 weeks based on the project and your availability.

Market Analytics Track

Support the building and maintenance of supply/demand balances and fundamental models for crude oil NGLs natural gas or LNG
Analyze industry reports production data inventory levels and shipping/vessel-tracking data to support market intelligence
Help build or enhance fair value models for futures spreads and other derivative products
Assist in preparing market updates and ad hoc research summarizing supply/demand trends and price outlooks

Quantitative Analytics Track

Support development and testing of pricing simulation or optimization models across crude natural gas power LNG or NGLs
Assist with forward curve construction calibration routines and back-testing of existing models
Contribute to the commercial quant library including documentation validation and code review support
Apply statistical or machine learning techniques to improve forecasting accuracy for fundamentals or price relationships

Both tracks

Deliver a defined project with clear milestones and a final presentation to Commercial leadership supervisors mentors and collaborators
Partner with traders analysts and quants to translate data into decision-ready insights
Present findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Position Overview

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer and/or education institution
• Pursuing a Bachelors degree or higher in Mathematics Statistics Economics Finance Data Science Engineering Computer Science Physics or other related quantitative or technical fields
• Current level in college: Junior Senior or Graduate Student
• Expected graduation date: Fall 2027 through Spring 2029
• Available for internship start mid-late May 2027
• A minimum of ten (10) continuous weeks availability for internship

Preferred:

• A minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale
• Strong foundational skills in Excel including exposure to at least one programming or statistical language (e.g. Python and R)
• Exposure to analysis modeling and visualization using common programs and applications (e.g. Python R SQL Excel/VBA)
• Coursework or project experience in statistics econometrics financial modeling optimization or data science
• Interest in energy or commodity markets (crude oil natural gas NGLs power or LNG)
• Genuine intellectual curiosity and a desire to deeply understand the logic mathematics and mechanics underlying the models and tools being built
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products
• Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for whats right
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate and explain technical or analytical to non-technical audiences

All interested candidates must complete an online application at the ConocoPhillips Careers website to be considered for an interview. ConocoPhillips will conduct on-campus interviews at various U.S. universities during the Fall of 2026. If your application progresses to the interview stage your interview will be scheduled either on campusif we are conducting interviews at your schoolor directly with a recruiter if we are not visiting your campus. To find out if and when we will be visiting your campus please check with your universitys career services office.

To be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process which includes answering all prescreening questions attaching your resume with transcripts and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of October 31 2026.

Apply By:

Oct 30 2026

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age disability veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information or any other legally protected status.