Sunday: A Poorer Man, if he Never Saw an Eagle Fly

By Paul Sankey Published on August 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM

Back from my week in Colorado and California. I missed a wet week in Brooklyn as Hurricane Erin passed. Today the weather is perfect, though bearish natgas. Temperatures have been cold and are now ideal. No air con, but a the beautiful summer breeze, we are at 78F, 25C. Top tip: in temperature conversion, 28°C ⇄ 82°F, 16°C ⇄ 61°F, 4°C ⇄ 40°F.~ Natgas bulls look away now: Source: NOAA ~ When in Rome, we …

Read More

US Biofuels: Roll Me Over in the Clover

By Paul Sankey Published on June 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM

With the world watching the Straits of Hormuz, perhaps less on EU natgas prices squeezing on Israeli natgas and refining outages, little attention has been paid to major moves in US biofuel markets over the past couple of weeks. We got ya. This has just about nothing to do with global geopolitics, and everything to do with US domestic politics. We now have an increase in regulation from The Trump Administration, and yet more government …

Read More

The Bottom is RIN, A Poison Pen Letter

By Paul Sankey Published on April 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM

Happy Hour this week, the authors of this note, Greg Bordelon & Paul Sankey, will discuss ethane, RINs, the model portfolio and last week in Calgary and California, in an open mic session. Date/Time – Thursday, May 1st ,4PM ET Guests – Paul Sankey & Greg Bordelon Registration Link –Click Here ~ What happens to local markets if you embargo imports? Keeping up our mini-theme of exploring the more arcane aspects of US oil, having covered a “Love Letter …

Read More