Company:

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees are empowered to make a difference?

Grade 35-36, commensurate with experience

Introduction to INEOS Energy

INEOS is a global petrochemicals manufacturer, operating in 29 countries, with $65 billion in annual turnover, and employing over 26,000 people
INEOS Energy is the energy division of INEOS. INEOS Energy was established in 2020 to oversee the company's growing portfolio of energy-related businesses, which includes exploration and production in the North Sea (c25kboepd of production from the UK and Denmark growing to c40kboepd in 2024)
INEOS Energy has acquired over 2000 wells producing net 36 kBOE/d in the Eagle Ford shale from Chesapeake, which is the INEOS entry as a material operator in the US Onshore
INEOS Energy has a strong commitment to safety, environmental and regulatory compliance.

Crude Marketing Manager Job Description

INEOS Energy US Marketing is hiring a Crude Marketing Manager on a full-time basis for its Houston, TX location. This individual will be responsible for managing existing relationships and developing new contacts with crude trucking providers, midstream gathering companies, and crude pipeline transportation providers to ensure maximum value for US Onshore production. This role will liaison between the operations team, midstream oil gathering & transportation providers and INEOS Energy Trading to ensure optimal performance for new and existing production. This individual will maximize production targets for new and existing production by working to optimize performance of midstream companies. This individual will be part of a team that manages all commercial aspects of marketing oil & gas.

Specific Responsibilities:

Manage relationships with existing crude truck haulers to provide the highest level of safety and environmental compliance, as well as optimal performance to maximize crude value.
Work closely with existing crude gathering providers to ensure contracts are administered appropriately and production downtime caused by gathering system issues is minimized.
Develop strategy for new well locations through existing contracts or developing new agreements to ensure appropriate takeaway capacity is ready when needed.
Liaison between operations team and midstream providers to coordinate any planned or unplanned downtime, pipeline capacity constraints and issue resolution.
Coordinate with internal and external customers on daily production requirements and socialize midstream/downstream provider capacity changes.
Maintain existing relationships with midstream providers, while developing new contacts, to maximize the value.
Work closely with INEOS Energy Trading to evaluate downstream markets to ensure highest, optimal value for US Onshore crude.
Cultivate new contracts for crude trucking, gathering and transportation to ensure maximum crude value for US Onshore production.
Monitor crude gathering pipeline conditions and make appropriate recommendations to optimize production.
Develop and maintain dashboard to evaluate performance of all midstream providers.
Prepare, evaluate and negotiate new crude trucking and gathering agreements as needed.
Act as a liaison with logistics coordinator and volume accounting for imbalance and invoice reconciliation.
Work with Land team to minimize imbalances due to under/over consumption.
Manage crude inventories by working with logistics coordinator and INEOS Energy Trading to adjust delivery volumes.
Evaluate all parts of the value chain including wellhead connections, gathering, treating, and product transmission to markets.
Support special projects as requested.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Business Administration or similarly related field
At least 5 years of experience in energy business in marketing, distribution and/or production
Ability to develop strong relationships with both internal and external customers
Strong knowledge of crude gathering and transportation agreement terms and economics
Experience preparing, evaluating, and negotiating term business development opportunities with midstream providers
Communication skills needed to present reports, plans and recommendations to leadership as needed
Ability to handle problems and facilitate successful outcomes
Ability to communicate and resolve issues in a professional and tactful manner
Superior working knowledge of Microsoft related products such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Teams
Willingness to travel as needed

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.