By Paul Sankey
Published on June 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Happy Hour today with Neil McMahon is POSTPONED until 24 June, so, just a couple of weeks. And he will have been in the Middle East in the interim, so that works. Kimmeridge (for he is founding partner) has declared Final Investment Decision (FID) on Commonwealth — a 9.5 Mtpa (~1.25 bcf/d), $13bn Louisiana LNG export project with 2030 start-up — in partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Energy and CPP Investments (24.1% and 31% of …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Last week, having satisfied my curiosity on Taiwan and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) — which basically concluded that TSMC will keep getting cheap reliable subsidized government electricity even if it means Mrs Cheng has no aircon. That is globally important; AI is the counter theme to Hormuz and after TSMC’s earnings call, we concluded they are good to go for another quarter of crisis, so relatively very comfortable. Nothing it at all comfortable right now in …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Greetings, Today, very shortly, 4pm Zoom Michelle Brouhard, Head of Policy & Geopolitical Risk at Kpler [global leading satellite/data intelligence focused on commodity markets]. A former oil trader and hedge fund player, Michelle is an expert in global oil balances, working for the premium oil flow intelligence player, Kpler. Register here: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-michelle-brouhard-head-of-policy-geopolitical-risk-at-kpler-interest-form/ ~ 1. The problem: refinery capacity and ships, not crude supply My thoughts have been occupied with the global refining and oil product …
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