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Intern, Commercial 2027

CompanyConocoPhillips
LocationHouston
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 1, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will manage commodity marketing and trading portfolios while interacting with front office personnel to gain exposure to energy markets. They will also complete an exciting project assignment and deliver a final presentation showcasing their work and knowledge gained.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
16533
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
We are a global oil and gas company tasked with an important job—to safely find and deliver energy for the world. We’re experts in what we do—from the well site to the office. Across our operations and activities in 13 countries, we never forget our responsibility to be a great neighbor, and a great place to work. Guided by our SPIRIT Values—Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation and Teamwork—we deliver strong performance, keeping our promises to our stakeholders, communities and each other. We solve problems and develop new approaches together, as a team of people—not job titles. That’s ConocoPhillips. It’s not just what we do. It’s how we do it. At ConocoPhillips, we believe it is important to foster a safe and constructive online environment for our community. To do so, we encourage visitors to contribute to conversations by following a few guidelines: - Please contribute to the dialogue by keeping your comments relevant to the community and on topic. - Direct your comments at issues, rather than individuals. Any of the following violations of these guidelines may warrant, without prior notice, actions such as removing posts and comments or blocking an account: - Comments that are spam, defamatory or offensive (e.g., obscene, indecent, profane, violent, cruel or discriminatory) will be removed. - Content that violates the terms of use stipulated by each social media operating company. - Any other behavior ConocoPhillips deems inappropriate. Community policy: https://bit.ly/3mrTG4d
About the Role

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.

Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment

To deliver superior performance, we create an environment that respects the contributions and differences of every individual. Wherever possible, we use these differences to drive competitive business advantage, personal growth and, ultimately, create business 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 your 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 work 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.

Typical length of our internships varies from 10 to 14 weeks based on the project and your availability.

Position Overview

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, other related field, or Engineering, Math, Science, other related technical field, or foreign equivalent

  • Current level in college: Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student

  • Expected graduation date: Fall 2027 through Spring 2029

  • 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
  • Exposure to analysis, modeling, visualization and presentation using common programs and applications
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products
  • Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
  • Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what's right
  • Understands how key financial and quantitative indicators impact the business

All interested candidates must complete an online application at the ConocoPhillips Careers website to be considered for an interview. ConocoPhillips will conduct on-campus interviews at various U.S. universities during the Fall of 2026. If your application progresses to the interview stage, your interview will be scheduled either on campus—if we are conducting interviews at your school—or directly with a recruiter if we are not visiting your campus. To find out if and when we will be visiting your campus, please check with your university’s career services office.

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, 2026.

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Oct 31, 2026

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Key Skills
Financial AnalysisCommodity MarketingTradingData ModelingData VisualizationMicrosoft OfficeQuantitative AnalysisCollaborationCommunicationProject ManagementEnergy MarketsBusiness Strategy
Categories
EnergyFinance & AccountingEngineeringData & AnalyticsManagement & Leadership