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So starting your career at one of the world's largest companies and kings of its industry when the stock price is at an all-time low doesn't appeal to you guys?

Doesn't sound like you two are in commodities or value investing. And lol @ Noble.

Although it must be said, I get the sense you're better off starting off at Shell/BP if you want to make it big in oil markets.

 
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To clarify, I think starting off at a super major might be better. You get experience dealing with assets on a scale that the trading companies can't offer. That's valuable experience and if you're a trader at Shell or BP, you would be making the switch to Vitol/Glencore/Trafi as a trader presumably, once you're ready to make the big bucks.

Vitol's CEO has Shell experience, the head of oil at Glencore has BP experience, which would suggest that pure 'trading house products' are less common in the oil field than in say metals or ags.

But by all means apply to both. It's too competitive a market to limit yourself.

 
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To clarify, I think starting off at a super major might be better. You get experience dealing with assets on a scale that the trading companies can't offer. That's valuable experience and if you're a trader at Shell or BP, you would be making the switch to Vitol/Glencore/Trafi as a trader presumably, once you're ready to make the big bucks.

Vitol's CEO has Shell experience, the head of oil at Glencore has BP experience, which would suggest that pure 'trading house products' are less common in the oil field than in say metals or ags.

But by all means apply to both. It's too competitive a market to limit yourself.

agree 100%... you will never go wrong starting to ending a trading career at BP or Shell

 

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