Reuters seeks Asia energy correspondent in Singapore

Reuters is looking for a driven energy journalist to report on Asia’s huge and fast-growing energy markets.

Focusing on the crude oil markets, this is a high-profile position covering the continent’s growing oil consumption and refining base from a global perspective, as well as the impact of the energy transition on fuel and petrochemical use. The successful candidate will break news, spot fresh industry trends, write data-driven stories and generate an outstanding news file that will include ambitious investigative pieces.

You should be comfortable writing across a range of topics and formats. You will be expected to turn around fast breaking stories in a highly competitive news environment. The role requires the drive and sourcing skills to engage directly with participants in an often opaque market to break news.

As our Asia Energy Correspondent, you will:

Write daily market reports on Asia’s physical crude markets

Monitor physical oil cargo movements from producer centres and consumer hubs
Develop impeccable sources among the top companies trading oil in Asia
Break news on the most important developments in crude markets and the regional energy sector
Develop sophisticated understanding of Asia’s largest crude and fuel markets and companies in the sector
Deep market knowledge needed to identify and report out market-moving themes and trends
Ability to push story format beyond text include graphics, pictures and TV, as appropriate
Some regional travel to cover industry events.

As our Asia Energy Correspondent, you will likely have:

Minimum five years of experience reporting on regional and global energy markets
Proven ability to break news fast and reliably
Strong news judgment, ability to write with speed, clarity and accuracy
A track record in delivering longer-form stories
An extensive contact book in the Asian energy industry and the enthusiasm and drive to engage directly with market participants to build on that contact book.
Strong data handling & analysis skills

Experience working with large global teams

Excellent written English; preferably fluent Mandarin

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.