Morning Jake & Jeanine, MbZ vs MbS

By Paul Sankey Published on February 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM

This very evening, later today: Happy Hour Strategy Session; 4PM ET, Zoom, Chevron featuring Jake Spiering, who has just had a massive promotion out of Investor Relations, to replace retiring Frank Mount, President, Corporate Business Development “Head of M&A”. We also feature Jeanine Wai, who is incoming Chevron IR, and former Chevron employee who subsequently was a top sellside analyst and most recently head of US IR for TOTALEnergies. Register here for this evening’s chat. …

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Sunday Saudi Puts, Iran Puts, SPR Puts, and

By Paul Sankey Published on May 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM

We have hit that point in oil markets when suddenly, just like that, all the newsflow turns bearish. Better put “seems bearish”. Once again, like our commentary on US distillate looking less terrible when you add back renewable diesel (note published last week), latest reports of the death of the oil market are over-stated. Prior reports have proven completely wrong. While there may be bearish fears regarding the upcoming June 1st OPEC meeting, the reality …

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