Senior Research Analyst, Gasoline

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About the Role

As a Senior Research Analyst for Gasoline, you will own Kpler’s East of Suez light-ends intelligence, covering major demand centers and refining hubs across Singapore, China, India, the Middle East, Indonesia, and Australia . Operating at the core of global commodity intelligence, you will connect regional gasoline dynamics to West of Suez balances through rigorous arbitrage, blending economics, and physical trade flow analysis . In this high-impact individual contributor role, your published research and market calls will directly empower commercial traders, refiners, and institutional investors to navigate volatile transportation fuel markets with clarity .

Key Responsibilities

- Drive regional market analysis: Lead structured research on East of Suez gasoline markets, linking vessel flows, refinery runs, inventory shifts, blending economics, and pricing signals into defensible market views .

- Evaluate key supply and demand drivers: Formulate and maintain forward-looking perspectives on Chinese export quota policies, Indian and Middle Eastern export capacity, Indonesian import demand, and regional blending margins .

- Author high-impact research publications: Write and publish regular market reports, thematic Insights, and actionable trade recommendations with clear directional calls and evidence-anchored conclusions .

- Assess policy, mandates, and infrastructure: Track refinery turnarounds, export duties, sanctions, and regulatory shifts such as octane specifications and ethanol blending mandates to quantify their impact on inter-basin flows .

- Audit cargo movements and blendstock flows: Cross-validate real-time vessel tracking and flow data against refinery yields, stocks, and consumption to identify blendstock misclassifications, yield anomalies, and re-export patterns .

- Lead commercial client engagement: Present regional market views at industry conferences and client webinars, handle complex market queries, and support commercial pre-sales discussions .

- Shape product innovation: Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to identify coverage gaps in East of Suez gasoline and blendstock benchmarks to guide the data platform roadmap .

Experience & Background
What you'll need (Must-haves):

- At least 5 years of experience in refined products research or market analysis, with deep domain expertise in Gasoline and light-end products .

- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline .

- Strong technical understanding of Asia-Pacific and Middle East gasoline markets, including octane grades (RON 92/95/97), blendstocks (reformate, alkylate, MTBE, ethanol), and key trade routes .

- Proven capability in analysing and manipulating structured datasets in Excel to build coherent market balances .

- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with experience presenting complex market ideas to executive clients and external audiences .

- Established track record of publishing independent market research notes and forming directional market views .

- Familiarity with Chinese regulatory policies, export quota mechanisms, or an existing network of market contacts across Asia .

Nice-to-haves:

- Practical familiarity with Kpler data, AIS cargo-tracking platforms, or refinery linear programming (LP) models .

- Working knowledge of data analytics and programming tools such as Python or SQL .

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