Morning Panama Vacations vs Canadian Tariffs

By Paul Sankey Published on January 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM

Continuing on from our successful refining conference (Days 1 & 2) we are pedal-to-the-metal on oil markets, with an update required for the latest balances, which have been very dynamic over the past month. Winter, shadow fleet, China, tonight on Happy Hour bring on the barrel counter! Jan Stuart, Global Oil & Gas Economist: Johannes serves as global energy strategist at Piper Sandler. A self-described oil-geek, Stuart and his team take a micro-fundamentals approach to …

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Sunday Realpolitik, Idealpolitik, und China-Sanktionen

By Paul Sankey Published on December 29, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Greetings, In the main part of this note, we examine two of the many key issues of 2025: German/EU natgas China sanctions There are so many counter-currents, that in this attempt to take some of the complexity and contradiction out of 2025 outlooks, by (mildly) deeper on both… we reveal yet more complexity. To keep it actionable, later today at 6pm ET, our resident master of clarity, Mr Greg Bordelon, Sankey Research executive partner, publishes …

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Sunday ExxonMobil’s Rock Role

By Paul Sankey Published on December 15, 2024 at 4:28 PM

*** Save the Date *** Sankey Research 12th annual January Refining Conference 2025 6th January (primary) & 9th January Virtual, details to follow. All major US independent refiners will be represented at C-level ~ Poof! Just another week in 2024, as drone swarms over NJ knocked the CEO assassin off the front pages. This is the last full market week of the year, and what a year. The latest “what the?” 2024 moments, are just …

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