Sunday Tequila & Hormuz Limbos

By Paul Sankey Published on May 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Greetings from Guadalajara, We attended family wedding. Quite the fiesta. I’ll give you a hint: this is the capital of Jalisco, the home of Tequila. ~ The past week was absolutely bewildering in global oil markets; the market seems to buy a peace narrative which we greatly struggle to believe in. As considered from the crisis start, we cannot see that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard will easily cede its sudden position of global super-power (especially …

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Morning India, Keep Your Friends Close…

By Paul Sankey Published on August 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM

There is an absolute fury of oil & gas news today. In this short note, two simple charts will hopefully broaden your perspective on India vs global oil markets. Great time to discuss oil markets on Happy Hour TODAY with Rory Johnson, Commodity Context, barrel counter par excellence 4pm TODAY ZOOM PLEASE JOIN: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-rory-johnston-interest-form/ ~ Furious flurry of oil headlines this morning; on earnings, macro, you name it. Fed Chair. Everything. Noted management change at …

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Feedback Friday

By Paul Sankey Published on August 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM

Client comment of the week: “I’ve received 20-25 notes from Neil Mehta (Goldman Sachs lead oil analyst) in the last 12 hours. It’s bananas”. TOTAL $TTE feedback Major Long Only: “Your math on TOTAL’s dividend yield is so bad, I want to cry”- But my point was correct! Huge cash yield, great company Major investor: You made great (positive) comments on Enterprise. Couldn’t agree more. Key here is estate management, you buy it for the …

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