Asia Energy Markets Correspondent

Reuters is looking for a driven and ambitious journalist to report from Singapore on Asia’s huge and rapidly growing fuel markets. This is a high-profile position covering everything from how Asia’s fuel use recovers and surpasses pre-pandemic demand to tracking how the global energy transition impacts the shipping industry’s demand for fuel and how Iran and Venezuela bypass sanctions to deliver fuel and crude in the region.

The reporter will work with the Singapore energy market reporters and the wider Reuters’ global energy team to produce world-class business journalism.

The successful candidate should be comfortable writing in a variety of formats, delivering everything from specialist fuel oil market coverage and scoops on competitive trading stories, to deeply reported investigative pieces that appeal also to broader investor and business media audiences. The correspondent will be expected to comfortably analyze data to produce compelling and clear insights into an array of topics spanning refinery and bunkering operations and profitability through to global oil trade flows and fuel storage. We require a versatile reporter with knowledge across the energy sector who will feel comfortable writing fast-moving trunks on big breaking stories and who will have an eye for a story from the wider industry. Experience covering corporate energy news and energy M&A deals in the sector will also be a plus to contribute to coverage of the structural changes in the industry triggered by the energy transition. The role requires a reporter with the drive to engage directly with participants in an often opaque industry in order to develop and maintain contacts and break exclusive news. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an expert understanding of the industry and build contacts with market participants.

The flexibility to expand and adapt coverage in line with the needs of the underlying industry is also essential.

About This Role

In this role, you will:

• Write daily market reports covering global oil futures, Asian physical fuel oil markets, and derivative markets
• Closely monitor buy/sell tenders, physical oil cargo movements from producer centers to consumer hubs, refinery outages
• Report on daily oil product prices in Asia
• Develop and maintain sources to break news ahead of the competition
• Develop, pitch, and deliver initiative stories
• Use multimedia as appropriate to tell stories- graphics, pictures, and TV
• Work together with large global teams to break news and undertake initiative stories

About You

• You're a fit for this role if you have:
• Minimum five years of experience reporting, preferably on energy markets, the energy industry, and companies
• Proven ability to break news fast and reliably
• Excellent written English; knowledge of Asian languages preferential to speak to sources in various countries
• Track record of developing industry sources and breaking news on a competitive beat
• Comfort with maintaining and using databases to generate data-driven stories
• Strong news judgment, ability to write with speed, clarity, and accuracy
• Proven ability to report and execute initiative stories
• Strong data handling & analysis skills

What’s In It For You

• At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On-the-job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

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