By Paul Sankey
Published on August 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Greetings from Scandanvia, The left-wing utopian monarchy – I did not use the word socialist – is of course Denmark. We visited to have dinner at the most exclusive/inclusive restaurant in the world. Noma. We are now in Norway and I participate in the major ONS Conference next week on “AI and Energy”. Full service resumes with September, we will not be having Happy Hour for August recess, and have Happy Hour live on 9th …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Snow! To break the jinx, I didn’t mention it this year, but tradition dictates: “Go short oil after Labor Day”, and then, “BUY them again on the first snow in New York City. That’s December 5th”. Old school chat. December 5th, we had actually calculated, was the typical date for first snow in NYC. The analysis was seasonal, and the conclusion was that everyone expects US E&Ps, refiners, to trade seasonally, but actually we showed …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on February 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Greetings! It’s a whippy 21°F here in Brooklyn Heights, -6°C. This is the windiest street n New York City, running parallel to the promenade along the exposed hill over looking the grey-icy Atlantic in New York Harbor, with 30mph ice blasts taking wind chill to -7°F, -17°C. This morning at 6:15am at Clark Street, at The Drip coffee kiosk at 6.15am my voice wavered, and cracked, as I asked for my daily “large, ah, iced …
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