About Pacific Summit Energy LLC

Pacific Summit Energy (PSE) is the North American energy marketing and trading affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo), the Japanese global enterprise with more than 350 years of successful business history. In the energy industry, PSE’s market presence is widespread along the energy supply chain, ranging from trading and procuring natural gas, power and environmental products to meeting the supply needs of industrial and commercial end users and utilities on a very large scale. PSE also has a significant presence in the Over the Counter (OTC) market, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) as a leading participant in energy futures and options. In 2025, we opened our London branch to expand our liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations and to continue growing steadily in the promising opportunities presented by the energy transition.

About the role

LNG Fundamental Analyst

What you'll do

• Conduct short- and medium-term LNG supply–demand analysis (from near term up to five years ahead). - Maintain and update databases covering new LNG projects, Seller / Buyer trends, shipping, terminals, and other infrastructure; incorporate findings into supply–demand models.
• Monitor LNG vessel movements, weather and sea conditions, and unexpected outages/interruptions in real time, analyzing their causes and market impacts.
• Track upstream gas production, liquefaction capacity, regasification utilization, vessel flows, and geopolitical developments; assess their causes and implications.
• Analyze price drivers for spot LNG markets (JKM, European hub prices, Henry Hub, etc.) and pipeline gas markets; develop forward-looking price outlooks.
• Set up, maintain, and oversee automated daily data feeds; develop and provide analytical tools for internal use.
• Deliver short-term price forecasts and scenario probabilities to the commercial team and respond to ad hoc commercial inquiries.
• Working as part of the commercial team using data and models to help inform and advise on trading decisions.
• Provide responses, briefings, and recommendations to senior management.
• Collaborate closely with related teams at PSE London, including Trading, Origination, Chartering, and Risk Management.
• Work with PSE US and SEE (European gas trading) teams as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in LNG market analysis.
• Strong knowledge of global gas and energy markets.
• Skills in executive level presentation development, data analysis, model building, and data visualization.