Crude Oil Marketing Student

The Opportunity:

Are you a student looking for an exciting opportunity that is full of meaningful, diverse, and ambitious assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? Join Canadian Natural, where we strive to provide opportunities based on your abilities, helping you to contribute in a meaningful way and apply your academic experience to challenging and rewarding projects!

As the Crude Oil Marketing Student, you will work alongside experienced and talented professionals and take part in interesting work assignments that stimulate learning. Our company culture fosters a fun working environment, development of meaningful relationships and continuous learning.

• Job location: Calgary, AB – Head Office


• Work schedule: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours/day (Monday – Friday)


• Term lengths: 8 months or 4 months 


• Multiple term starts: May 2027 (4 months) or September 2027 (12 months)

Key Accountabilities:

• Update supply/demand models to support marketing decisions


• Track daily commodity prices, pipeline flows, inventory levels and other macro/micro variables


• Generate daily/weekly pricing and commodity commentary reports to help guide marketing decisions and strategy


• Research and generate analysis on oil sands production trends, commodity differentials, diluent supply, refinery outages, etc.


• Assist in the creation of advanced PowerPoint presentations for internal and external parties


• Support commercial efforts through excel modelling and evaluation of commercial opportunities


• Support ad hoc requests and analysis as required

What You Bring to The Role:

• Currently enrolled in your 2nd or 3rd year degree program in Engineering, Accounting, Finance or Business


• Previous oil and gas marketing experience will be considered an asset


• Expertise using Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point


• Knowledge of Power BI, Access or other SQL platforms is considered an asset


• Strong analytical and research skills


• Self-starter with a strong work ethic with a demonstrable ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment


• Ability to track and follow through on tasks

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary


• Paid time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays in July and August


• Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community


• Students may be eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Student Relocation Policy (Students will be responsible for finding their own accommodations during the work term)


• Opportunities to partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee

Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS overview to learn more about we have to offer!

If you are interested in this exciting student work term opportunity, please include your resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts as part of your online application.

All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. This posting will close once a successful candidate has been selected.