By Paul Sankey
Published on October 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
How does value get created and transferred in major energy companies? This past week we had Q3 earnings reports from an interesting representation of key US energy theme companies: Valero in refining, Matador in US exploration and production (E&P), Baker Hughes in transition from oil field service to new technologies, and GE Vernova as a play on “picks and shovels”: for US power demand growth. ~ And the winner was? Not the cheapest (Matador), not …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on July 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Hot times, summer in New York City today, hitting 96°F (36°C), at least failing to break 100°F (38°C). We got the air con blasting, and all the oil news today is cryogenic. In this note we talk about Enterprise Product Partners (results yesterday, OPEC chat) and first, Baker Hughes, from the top rope, with an all-cash deal for Chart Industries (ticker $GTLS, assume the ticker is gas-to-liquids reference), just when we thought the BKR story …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on May 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Happy Memorial Day weekend, We’ve talked about the vicious thugs that came back to the neighborhood. Hanging around in a sinister mob, scowling at observers, never look them in the eye, they are genuinely violent and dangerous. They are, the Bond Vigilantes. Funny thing is, I’m terrified of them too, but I look at long term interest rates and think “Rates are not THAT high”. Maybe that is what terrifies me. Below, yields since 1970. …
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