By Paul Sankey
Published on August 13, 2026 at 8:14 AM
With the confusion around Hormuz, and the reversal in the surge of oil deliveries in June, I arranged a last minute Zoom with June Goh who, as ever, is highly informed on market action in Asia, and globally for that matter. Sorry, it went off at 5am this morning Eastern Time, with June in Singapore at 5pm and me in London at 10am, needs must. The short burst of Hormuz volumes was clearly a head …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on August 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Valero CFO Homer Bhullar said on our Thursday call, with the Valero stock close to all-time highs: “Our mid-cycle is set by hydroskimming”. Homework today is running with that unit’s global economics. The data says that US/North American refining is running at max capacity ~95% utilisation Ergo, with no marginal US refining, Valero’s midcycle is set by European hydroskimming. We argue that the stock is currently discounting hydroskimming margins sustained at $4/bbl (if you require …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on July 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Today, if anyone wants to join, I will do an open mike session as our Happy Hour this week. 4pm ET by Zoom. It might be just you and me if you dial in. Which is good by me. I made a presentation to 100 insurance executives yesterday and I have been on both Bloomberg TV and Radio this morning, so I am rapping. Open Mike Discussion July 30th 2026: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-open-mic-interest-form/ Things to chat about: …
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