Gopher Holes, Farmers, Lobbies, Mid-terms and Diesel Tank Bottoms

By Paul Sankey Published on September 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM

Strap in everyone, we are entering the time of year, post-Labor Day, when time flies. Before you know it, it will be January. NFL: my Giants snouts are calling for a 0.500 season. Ufff. Yankees are in the playoffs, the Mets have been a total, complete, disaster. Highest payroll, worst results. ~ Tomorrow, Tuesday at the big annual energy conference that starts our year, on the marathon from Labor Day to Memorial Day, we have …

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Happy Hour Pre-Briefing – Biofuels with Brett Gibbs starting now 4pm ET

By Paul Sankey Published on May 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM

This week – starting shortly – we host Brett Gibbs of Bloomberg Intelligence, a US biofuels analyst. You either know this subject stone cold, like Brett, with constant attention to the shifting quick sands, or you have to live like me, constantly reminding yourself what is going on, desperate to forget. Time for an update, because RINs prices are on a runner. Brett Gibbs – BBG intelligence – Moderator, Renewable Fuels Forum chat roomThursday, May …

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Sunday Distilling US Distillate

By Paul Sankey Published on February 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM

Pondering the potential disaster of the incoming blizzard that has started here. Our Monday JFK flight to London at 9am… Cancelled First world problem Some 80% of the world’s population has never taken a plane. As of 4pm snow barely an inch ~ This note is a bullish US Distillate note. Strong demand, flat supply. Bullish complex refiners such as Valero, Marathon Petroleum and PSX, but the rising tide lifts all US refining boats, assuming …

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