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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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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California write-downs: Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Brangelina

By Paul Sankey Published on January 13, 2024 at 11:41 AM

This year started with massive writedowns from both Chevron and ExxonMobil in California. You don’t need to read the all-time classic of industry literature, “Oil!”, by Upton Sinclair (nor watch the classic film “There Will Be Blood” which is based on the book) to know there is a long and storied history of oil in California. In this note we write brief histories that led to the write-downs. Spoiler alert, we start with the conclusions, …

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