Afternoon Vostok, Russia, and Muppets

By Paul Sankey Published on June 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Today, soon! Zoom Happy Hour: Russia expert Ron Smith Thursday, June 12h, 4PM ET. Ron has decades of in-Russia experience in finance and is now founding partner of Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Consulting Partners (EMOGCP). Registration Link – Click Here ~ In a recent note, I mentioned that I doubted Russian production capacity, and whether they really have 1mb/d of spare capacity, held back on OPEC+ cuts. Ron read the note and commented: “One subject to …

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Aramco, Trump, Saudi, Qatar, War & Golf

By Paul Sankey Published on May 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM

With President Donald Trump arriving in Saudi, it is a good time to comment on Aramco’s Q1 2025 results released yesterday. Source: NYT Politico, the Washington DC political news website, called me a few days ago to ask me “how come oil is not on the official agenda of Trump talks in Saudi?” The resulting article quoted me in support of the US oil & gas industry vs the potential damage of Trump’s low oil …

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Sunday Kaws, Claws and the Japanese

By Paul Sankey Published on April 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM

Happy Easter! Source: X.com – Tejano is kind of a buddy, real oil guy, runs wireline in the Permian ~ I am heading to Calgary tomorrow. With all the action in the Middle East, Europe, it might feel that I am heading in the wrong direction, but who knew that Canada would be the first and biggest loser from Trump II? We shall see, the mood apparently is Canadian fury at Trump II. Star meeting …

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