Gopher Holes, Farmers, Lobbies, Mid-terms and Diesel Tank Bottoms

By Paul Sankey Published on September 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM

Strap in everyone, we are entering the time of year, post-Labor Day, when time flies. Before you know it, it will be January. NFL: my Giants snouts are calling for a 0.500 season. Ufff. Yankees are in the playoffs, the Mets have been a total, complete, disaster. Highest payroll, worst results. ~ Tomorrow, Tuesday at the big annual energy conference that starts our year, on the marathon from Labor Day to Memorial Day, we have …

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The Winner Takes it All… in my Living Room

By Paul Sankey Published on July 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Brief today, no homework, between hosting a July 4th Barbeque last night, watching the fireworks from the Promenade – they really lit it up big time, incredible – and the tall ships. I wondered if we would get drones, but they went with the big artillery. At one point the Brooklyn Bridge was a cascading flow of white fire into the water below. The bonus of the tall ship show yesterday morning offset the catastrophe. …

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Casey’s, Gas Prices & the US Consumer

By Paul Sankey Published on June 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM

* BREAKING * Major fire at Marathon Petroleum’s huge 600kb/d refinery, live situation More pressure on the Trump Administration regarding oil prices, as pump prices will get squeezed higher here; California pump prices, although not a great Trump concern, are above $4.50/gallon. With that breathless start, and rather than suspend everything on media maelstrom Israel-Iran war, in this note we resolutely take a look at our favourite gas station play, Casey’s $CASY. The underlying premise …

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