Energy Sector Primer

Hi everyone,

I recently searched previous threads regarding a primer for oil & gas companies, but was not able to find anything other than a few posts from 2013, where members sent primers through PMs. I have done some preliminary reading and understand basic concepts (NAV for E&P is popular, PV 10 as the discount rate, etc...), but want to more thoroughly understand and eventually build models for some companies I am interested in.

Does anyone have a primer or reading recommendation for someone looking to learn how to model for oil & gas companies?

31 Comments
 

Energy Trading and Investing is really good. Assumes very basic knowledge of the Energy markets and goes into quite a lot of detail.

 

I'm a bit late to the party, but there's a relatively recent book that came out called "Natural Gas Trading in North America". By far the best resource I've found for learning about natgas.

Array
 

hi, would you mind pming me those resources if you've still got them and if it's not too much trouble? i stumbled across this thread rather late, apologies in advance.

 

Energy Trading and Investing by Davis Edwards serves as a good primer and covers jsut about all tradable assets/financial contracts utilized in the energy trading space. Oil 101 is a good one as well and focuses more solely on oil trading as the name suggests. Iris Mack has also published a good book on the subject, Energy Trading and Risk Management. You can read the reviews to see which one fits best with what you are looking for. These are all full lengths books so its quite a bit more depth than say an S&P Platts primer, but all are good reads to build a solid knowledge base in both physical and financial energy trading.

 

If you're interested in the physicals space, Oil Trading Manual by Elsevier Science & David Long (correct me if I'm wrong) is an invaluable source. It'll tell you all about logistics & contracts, sourcing, hedging, different instruments, Insurance and risk management, etc etc. You can find it on Scribd. Not too expensive if you just start a membership and read it in 3 months. Though you'll have to do a bit of updating yourself on the new regulations, pipelines, access etc. I was able to have an intelligent conversation with a board member and trader of an O&G company thanks to this book and investing/trading in the energy space.

 

Quisquam vel qui omnis possimus ea tenetur ipsum repellendus. Maxime nisi tenetur quidem in ut.

Voluptatum molestiae nihil tempora odio voluptate. Aut quam eos molestiae autem.

Aliquid qui et temporibus. Qui sunt omnis aut vitae ut a.

 

Quod voluptas ea voluptatem vero id est fugit ipsa. Reprehenderit incidunt voluptatem aut eius nihil. Necessitatibus illum suscipit aperiam eligendi incidunt eius molestias.

Dolores saepe commodi labore ducimus. Doloremque modi praesentium qui doloribus adipisci. Totam earum suscipit iure.

Vero accusantium quidem cupiditate quaerat ea libero cupiditate. Provident id assumenda voluptates in. Et voluptatem doloribus rerum dolore dolores impedit possimus. Asperiores rerum quibusdam odio architecto dignissimos. Aut incidunt sapiente consequatur id aliquid ratione.

Earum eligendi numquam porro omnis. Omnis dicta aut consequuntur repellat et cupiditate ullam. Ullam harum consequuntur quas. Quae sint sunt non est.

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”