Sunday Veterans, Newbies, & Seagulls

By Paul Sankey Published on November 10, 2024 at 2:21 PM

Afternon, Back in London. Where was memorialized this Sunday morning the 11th minute, 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month that spelled the end of World War I. We were out this morning at the Horse Guards Parade (photo above) to watch the Remembrance Sunday parades, with a friend of mine solemnly marching as an officer in the front row of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) regimental group. It was moving to …

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The Permian Big Unit: ExxonMobil’s MO (Magnus Opus)

By Paul Sankey Published on October 12, 2024 at 1:58 PM

With ExxonMobil approaching a December 11th analyst day, which we believe is not only a major milestone in the company’s history, but also global oil & gas history, we did what we did with Guyana. We took it to the mat. In this extensive note, we went back through every ExxonMobil conference call and analyst meeting, starting with the company’s completely wrong forecast for the US hydrocarbon balance in 2006, through the 2010 XTO deal, …

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Sunday Finch & Fintech, Big Macs & Beer

By Paul Sankey Published on August 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Congratulations, you made it to vacation time. The Olympics has added to the media lunacy, and that is over. There is no August interruption in service for Sankey Research, but for clients, hopefully you are taking vacation time. In this note we show the cheapest places to get a Big Mac and a beer, globally. See you at Barcap first week of September: Barclays 38th Annual CEO Energy-Power Conference September 4th to September 5th, 2024. …

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