Intern, Commercial 2025
Welcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here.
Who We Are
We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.
We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.
We strive to make a significant difference in the communities where we live and operate. We create an inclusive environment that values all voices and opinions. Together, the different backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and perspectives of our employees drive our success.
Job Summary
The Commercial organization manages the company’s worldwide commodity marketing and trading portfolio. Commercial works closely with the regional business units to market ConocoPhillips equity production and improve realized commodity values. In addition, the Commercial organization is responsible for generating value from third party marketing and trading.The Commercial Intern program is crafted to educate interns about ConocoPhillips, the energy business, and how the Commercial organization contributes to the company’s value proposition. During the internship, students will interact with front office personnel and gain exposure to energy markets in a dynamic commercial environment. The internship offers a Commercial orientation, an exciting project assignment, and multiple opportunities to interface with our Commercial management team. The internship will culminate with a presentation crafted to showcase the knowledge of the intern’s work assignment and other elements related to their internship experience. A supervisor and mentor will be assigned to provide mentorship and guidance.
Commercial Intern assignments are offered at ConocoPhillips global headquarters located in Houston, Texas. You may be eligible for the voluntary hybrid office work (HOW) program that is designed to provide employees with flexibility while maintaining the advantages of in-person engagement.
Typical length of our internships varies from 10 to 14 weeks based on the project and your availability.
Job Description
Basic/Required:
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer and/or education institution
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Finance, Economics or other related field or Engineering, Math, Science or another Technical field or foreign equivalent
- Current level in college: Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student
- Expected graduation date: Fall 2025 through Fall 2027
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Products
- A minimum of ten (10) continuous weeks availability for internship
Preferred:
- A minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale
- Develops strong relationships based on trust and seeks opportunities to collaborate across the matrix/organizational boundaries to achieve business goals
- Demonstrates taking ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by courageously dealing with important problems, holding others accountable and standing up for what is right
- Demonstrates an understanding of how key financial and quantitative indicators impact the business
- Exposure to a programming language (e.g. VBA, Python)
ConocoPhillips will conduct interviews at many universities in the U.S. during the Fall of 2024. Please check with your university career services to find out if and when we will be visiting your campus. If ConocoPhillips is interviewing on your campus, you must complete your online application via the ConocoPhillips Careers website prior to the interview date to be considered for an interview. If we are not making a visit to your campus and you are selected for an interview, our recruiters will contact you directly to schedule the interview.
To be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions, attaching your resume with transcripts, and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of October 31, 2024.Apply Before: