By Paul Sankey
Published on April 20, 2024 at 10:16 AM
A major client liked the chart we published last week, highlighting that Schlumberger has a pattern of under-performing quarterly earnings reports. Quod Errat Demonstrandum, as SLB under-performed on its results yesterday, despite a headline beat. All you can analyse is the margins, and guidance outlook change. They came in neutral to mildly negative on a stock that is relatively expensive. SLB was down -2.14% in a tape which saw the mighty energy sector XLE power …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 11, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Tonight on Happy Hour, Willie Chiang, CEO of Plains all American Register here for this PREMIUM EVENT. 4PM TODAY BY ZOOM. Sankey Strategy Session | PAA CEO, Willie Chiang – Interest Form This guy is no dummy, quite the contrary, advanced MBA from Wharton-to-CEO, 20 years in big oil C-Suites, a decent effort, to say the least. And like so many other senior oil executives, Willie is just about the nicest, most thoughtful man you …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on February 29, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Market backdrop: our argument that low US refining utilisation this month (Feb 2024) would tend to pressure crude prices, tighten product inventories, and raise product prices, is not working at all, leading us to demand concerns. Refiners have been weak accordingly, even if background GDP data and better than expected China numbers suggest a good year for refiners. It’s not all bad news: crude oil prices are acting well. Generally with seasonality, tough January weather …
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