Sunday You Can’t Kill it if it is Dead

By Paul Sankey Published on August 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Greetings: Barcap Energy Conference to start the year! Join the “NYC Energy Mafia” (we are truly very far from a Mafia but it sounds Crooklyn) for Drinks this Tuesday Sept 2nd 5pm Midtown right by the Sheraton. We have gathered a good crowd. RSVP if you want the address. I managed to blast the invite to ALL the Bloomberg Anonymous chat rooms (7 different chat rooms) on Thursday, and not to a single actual Bloomberg …

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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 Uncertain Veblen Goods

By Paul Sankey Published on April 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM

Greetings, We can keep it shorter today, as yesterday we sent you a Greg Bordelon thematic special on China energy tariffs, not to mention he beat me this evening and released his Model Portfolio note just now. The China note yesterday I most enjoyed reading & editing, and adding fun asides, from the Delta lounge at LAX on Friday night before I took the red-eye back here to Brooklyn. No wonder I never normally take …

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