By Paul Sankey
Published on October 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Delighted to say that Lakshmi Sreekumar returns to Happy Hour this week Thursday at 4pm. She is quite the character, I just had a great chat with her. She is retiring from Capital One but not oil analysis. You may have noticed she popped up about a month ago on X.com and rocketed to 10k followers. Register for what will be a fun chat on Thursday: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-lakshmi-sreekumar-managing-director-commodity-derivatives-capital-one-securities-interest-form/ Source: Dallas Fed Every Sunday after I have …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on October 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Welcome to October 2026 covering oil – (or we say global “Energy and Energy-adjacent”). Because of course, right now it is not just about oil. AI, power. Natgas. We are sucked into industrials and defense. “In the last 72 hours, 4 tankers were hit out of 125 that passed. 3 of the 4 completed the transit, as damage was minimal” Are they firing blind? “100%. We took out 200+ small boats, 80+ radars and early …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on October 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Welcome to October 2026 covering oil – (or we say global “Energy and Energy-adjacent”). Because of course, right now it is not just about oil. AI, power. Natgas. We are sucked into industrials and defense. “In the last 72 hours, 4 tankers were hit out of 125 that passed. 3 of the 4 completed the transit, as damage was minimal” Are they firing blind? “100%. We took out 200+ small boats, 80+ radars and early …
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