Oussama Iraqui
About Oussama Iraqui
Oussama Iraqui is a Refinery and Basic Chemicals Economist at ExxonMobil, focusing on profit maximization and optimization in the European refining market.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Oussama Iraqui has been serving as the Refinery and Basic Chemicals Economist at ExxonMobil since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for optimizing a complex with a monthly operating gross margin of 200 million dollars. He collaborates with European trading and business teams to optimize crude and fuel products offline. His focus is primarily on profit maximization within the challenging and fluctuating European refining market.
Previous Positions at ExxonMobil
Before his current role, Oussama Iraqui worked in various positions at ExxonMobil. From 2019 to 2021, he was the France Refining Performance Analyst, and from 2017 to 2019, he served as a Process Engineer. In these roles, he gained extensive experience in refining performance analysis and process engineering within the company.
Experience at EY and Singapore-MIT Alliance
Oussama Iraqui has also worked outside of ExxonMobil. In 2017, he was a Junior Consultant/Performance Improvement at EY for 6 months in the Région de Paris, France. During his tenure, he focused on performance improvement initiatives. In 2016, he was associated with the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology Centre, where he was involved in the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change for 6 months in Singapore.
Educational Background
Oussama Iraqui completed his education at the Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Lyon, achieving a degree in Génie Energétique et Environnement from 2012 to 2017. Prior to this, he completed his High School Diploma in Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics at Lycee Lyautey from 2009 to 2012.
Professional Responsibilities
In his current position, Oussama Iraqui is also responsible for the site's year-ahead planning, including opportunities screening and margin improvement projects. He implements marginal economics and short-term refinery supply plans, ensuring that the refinery operations are aligned with the company's strategic objectives and market conditions.