ZAKARIA BOUSSETTA
Commodity Trading & Business Development
Dubai/London
Summary
Results-driven Oil & Gas Commodity Trading Specialist with 8+ years’ experience in physical and derivative trading, risk management, and market analysis. Proven track record of exceeding P&L targets, optimising trading strategies, and managing end-to-end deal execution. Skilled in refinery economics, arbitrage, and stakeholder engagement across international markets. Recognised for driving profitability, operational efficiency, and strategic growth in high-pressure trading environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Distillates Trader
Mercantile & Maritime Energy
Dubai
03.2023 - 07.2025
- Exceeded first-year trading targets by 120%, managing ULSD, VGO, and MDO physical books.
- Developed derivative and freight strategies that enhanced margins and optimised operations.
- Supported crude and product desks, delivering insights on arbitrage and crack spreads.
- Secured and delivered 1 year government tender to deliver combi cargo of jet, gasoline and gasoil to Mauritius every 20 days, as well as bidding and winning other spot tenders in region.
- Key contribution towards Fujairah terminal acquisition and operation: managing storage flows, re-optimisation, and leasing, maximising asset value.
Trading Analyst (Crude Oil)
Eni Trade & Biofuels SpA.
London
09.2019 - 03.2023
- Achieved 250% of 2022 P&L target, with a self-devised paper strategy generating 35% of total P&L.
- Managed equity and OTC barrels across North Sea, WAF, Mediterranean, and Sour desks.
- Implemented hedging strategies via swaps, futures, and options, reducing risk exposure.
- Built supply/demand models with fundamentals team, optimising refinery yields and margins.
- Delivered presentations influencing expansion into North Sea & North Africa crude, doubling volumes.
- Created in-house P&L reporting system, improving accuracy and trading transparency.
Operational Risk Analyst & Lead
SEFE Marketing & Trading
London
02.2017 - 08.2019
- Established LNG trading operations in Spain, generating ~20% of annual gas P&L.
- Coordinated daily trader–risk reviews, improving decision-making and operational control.
- Maintenance of all risk registers, as well as ensuring compliance.
- Work closely with all support functions to identify and mitigate operational risk in short, medium and long term horizons.
- Drove process improvements by developing internal approval and project tracking systems, as well as novation and OPRED processes which reduced project turnaround time by 2 weeks.
- Promoted to team lead in Aug 2018, with 2 direct reports.
Education
M.Sc. (Hons.) - Energy, Trade & Finance
Bayes Business School
London /2015 - /2016
B.Sc. (Hons.) - Economics & Politics
Queen Mary, University of London
London07.2015
Skills
Trading & Risk Management
undefinedLanguages
English
Native
Arabic
Native
French
Intermediate
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 02/15/94
- Nationality: UK Passport Holder and Moroccan Citizenship
- Driving licence: Full UK/UAE
- Marital status: Single
- Visa status: UAE Golden Visa
Timeline
Junior Distillates Trader
Mercantile & Maritime Energy
03.2023 - 07.2025
Trading Analyst (Crude Oil)
Eni Trade & Biofuels SpA.
09.2019 - 03.2023
Operational Risk Analyst & Lead
SEFE Marketing & Trading
02.2017 - 08.2019
M.Sc. (Hons.) - Energy, Trade & Finance
Bayes Business School
/2015 - /2016
B.Sc. (Hons.) - Economics & Politics
Queen Mary, University of London
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