Oil Earnings Results Post-Performance FWIW

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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Morning Adam & Willie

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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Letter From Oaxaca

By Paul Sankey Published on March 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM

Greetings from the beach, To avoid repetition, let’s not talk about market all-time highs, concentration, and the N-stock. Let’s talk about Mesoamerican history-based opportunities in Mexican real estate. Because I’m in Porto Escondido, State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo above. Oaxaca State, capital Oaxaca City, on the southwest Pacific coast, is known as a poor state, with the most indigenous (pre-Hispanic) population, with remarkable history and historic sites, and world famous gastronomy. In this note we …

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