By Paul Sankey
Published on May 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
As I just said to a hedge fund “this better be really, really bad” in regards to the shock announcement that Albert Manifold has been unanimously fired by the board of BP. To us, this is a disaster in terms of the concept that Manifold was fully hands-on as Chairman, in BP HQ five days a week with “only one small side project”. The concept was that Manifold’s performance at CRH would be driven into …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM
With everybody yelling about the massive disconnect of Dated Brent over paper Brent, which has been around a +$40/bbl premium in recent days, I have seen no mention of the large fact that the Big Oils earn Dated Brent, not the paper price that is killing oil bulls (long the paper) with frustration. So the price you see on your screen – Brent around $100/bbl – far understates what the companies will earn when they …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Greetings, Again, we have just the person for the job. Kpler. Michelle Brouhard on Happy Hour tomorrow. In this note we take a quick look at what will be horrible reported Q1 numbers from the major oils, driven by timing effects rather than underlying business performance, although both Shell and ExxonMobil who put out guidance today, have direct, major, costly damage in the Gulf from Iranian attacks on Qatar. Particularly, Shell CEO Wael Sawan described …
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