Morning Ethane, Dysprosium, and Roses

By Paul Sankey Published on June 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM

Happy Hour today Mark Rossano, just the man to talk actual data, whether China, US, Europe, oil, natgas, or commodities. Great guest, encyclopedic. He fits perfectly with today’s note. Register here: 4pm today, by Zoom. https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-mark-rossano-interest-form-2/ Arcane data? Committed readers will be familiar with the whole US ethane-to-China trade which we covered, concluding it had to be exempted, and it was. That was shortly after we pointed out US energy dependence on Canada, notably for …

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Thematic: Middle East Oil Production Capacity, $NESR, $XOM and a $60/bbl Occam’s Razor

By Paul Sankey Published on August 31, 2024 at 12:53 PM

Quote in this note: “this is the first time that the Middle East has more rigs than the United States. And it’s not now more, it’s almost double.” We were very interested in the quarterly report of a delisted SPAC international oilfield service (OFS) company this past week. So interested, that we wrote you a thematic today on NESR (National Energy Services Reunited) vs ExxonMobil. We found NESR’s results call to be a terrific refresher …

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Sunday Super Bowlers, Bowls and (Not) Buds

By Paul Sankey Published on February 11, 2024 at 5:05 PM

Good day, We sent you a juicy note on Devon $DVN yesterday, “STOP. Unleash the FANG Within”. Plenty to read there, and a Valero paean “right now the best refining margins in February history” came out Friday afternoon. BREAKING: 2/11/24 (Wall Street Journal) — Two Permian rivals, Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Energy Resources, are finalizing a merger that would create an oil-and-gas behemoth worth more than $50 billion. Diamondback could announce a deal with the …

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