Natural Gas Scheduler
Hello everyone!
I am interested in becoming a nat gas trader, but I am having trouble figuring out just exactly how to get there. I was wondering if a natural gas scheduler position would be an ideal career move to make that would better help me to become a nat gas trader.
I have been trying to think of jobs that would put me in the same vicinity as a trader and that would also allow upward mobility after I complete my graduate studies. I understand working experience is very critical. I also have been taking a look at pipeline controller positions as well. I am located in Houston. I know I could ultimately just wait until graduation and try my hand with the MBA, but I'm not one to sit around.
Any help will do.
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Schedulers gets you there, but there are other ways to become a trader so be flexible, especially being new to the industry. other jobs that gets you there could be risk management, or research. Even field guys can eventually become traders.
Oil and Gas industry is very different from finance. Experience trumps everything. you can go to school get a MBA and come out and be in higher level finance positions. but you gotta break in and accumulate industry experience if you are in oil and gas, the reason being a lot of know hows are things you don't learn can't learn in school, at least not that well until you start doing it.
my advise to you is search and be willing to take whatever position is available to you, as long as you can get into a trading or marketing environment where transactions take place, Id say you are on the right track. This also means you don't work at a gas store or get into some engineering gig that might have nothing to do with midstream.
Thanks. I am actually an engineer in upstream operations. Well, I'll say third party services to exploration and production companies. Nevertheless I feel like my current role isn't helping me very much. I have reached out to a couple of companies that are looking to take inexperienced personnel in gas scheduling. I'll broaden my search to marketing environments as well.
Natural gas scheduling is a strong role in eventually becoming a trader.
Natural Gas Scheduler Interview (Originally Posted: 10/05/2013)
I have an upcoming interview for an entry level natural gas scheduling interview with an utility company. I was wondering what type of questions are asked in a gas scheduling interview and if anyone has any advice on how I should prepare for the interview? Any information would be very helpful.
Where is this and what company?
I just finished an interview with one recently and got an offer on Friday. Very little technical for me because I have no prior experience, more so personal.
Thank you for your response. It will be with a utility in Texas.
Same here.
Confused if there was an actual question in there. Yes scheduling is typically the main way into a trading job. Depends on the shop and truly candidate as I have told before, no job in energy trading truly requires a crazy long skillset, so some places may hire someone green to be a scheduler while others will only hire people with 2-5 years experience doing something else. The work itself is not rocket science, but you need the right person and more cognitive skillset.
are you referring to physical or financial (or both) here?
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