Sunday and Smith Must Score

By Paul Sankey Published on January 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM

This note covers the Oil CEO meeting at the White House on Friday, and tomorrow we host Mark Lashier, CEO Phillips 66, who was in the room. Refining Conference continuation: Jan 12th Monday @2:00pm ET – HF Sinclair – Timothy Go, CEO, Craig Biery, & Trey Schonter III, IR Jan 12th Monday @3:30pm ET – Phillips 66 – Mark Lashier, CEO, Kevin Mitchell, CFO & Sean Maher IR To round out, also at the White House meeting: Feb 4th Wednesday @4:00pm –Valero– Lane Riggs, …

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Morning Fog of WWIII

By Paul Sankey Published on January 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM

My 6am morning coffee run this morning was shrouded in a Dickensian fog, dark figures in dark coats, streetlights almost candle-weak. It was hard to not find that meaningful in today’s bewildering markets. The Fog of War (a great film, highly recommended, on Kennedy/Johnson Defense Secretary Robert McNamara). The first surprise was not the removal of Maduro and his wife, but the lack of positive momentum for María Corina Machado, who had appeared to be …

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Invitation: Refining Conference 2026

By Paul Sankey Published on December 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM

Sankey Research Refining Conference – starting the year with a bang as always: To register:  Click Here  Jan 5th Monday @10:00am – Marathon Petroleum – Maryann Mannen, CEO & team Jan 5th @11:15am – Senior Refining Executive – Greg Goff – Industry legend Jan 5th @1:00pm – Delek – Avigal Soreq, CEO & Mohit Bhardwaj, IR Jan 5th @2:00pm – Par Pacific – Will Monteleone, CEO & Shawn Flores, CFO Jan 9th Friday @11:00am – PBF Energy – Matt Lucey, CEO & Joe Marino, CFO Jan 12th Thursday @2:00pm  – HF Sinclair – Timothy Go, CEO, …

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