In this career, activities may include

• Managing nominations, confirmations, imbalances and other related activities pipelines, local distribution companies, and storage facilities and transportation companies.
• Coordinating logistics and scheduling for product volumes from oil and gas batteries, gathering systems, storage facilities and transportation infrastructure.
• Optimizing the use of transportation and storage resources for oil, gas, natural liquids and other petroleum or chemical products.
• Identifying incremental supply and transportation capacity to maximize supplemental value prospects.
• Reconciling transportation, production, and storage rates and costs.
• Confirming trades and volumes are accurate and allocated to the proper contracts to minimize accrual to actual variances.
• Develop contingency plans to ensure continued delivery and product sales in the event of production, transportation or other disruptions.

Education

• Completion of secondary school is required. Depending on the employer and seniority of the position a university undergraduate degree in business, finance, accounting or engineering may be required.
• Several years of experience in the occupation are usually required.

Additional Requirements

• Depending on the company and responsibilities, typical requirements may include:
• Specific health and safety certifications may be required, determined by location of work and company requirements

• Administration
• Clerical
• Customer and Personal Service
• Laws and Regulations
• Understanding Risk
• Sales and Marketing
• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Transportation
• Data Entry
• Managing Finances
• Coordination
• Complex Problem Solving
• Professional Judgment and Decision Making
• Persuasion
• Planning and Organizing
• Attention to Detail
• Innovative

• Mining and quarrying
• Utilities