By Paul Sankey
Published on July 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It was said that the late, great oil legend Steve Chazen, former CEO and Chairman of Oxy and then founder of Magnolia Oil & Gas, had one of three responses to emails: “Yes”, “No” and “Have you lost your mind?” Two recent announcements had us questioning which reply to send. HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 17, 2026– ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced it has agreed to terms with bp to acquire a 42% interest in BP Energy Company …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on May 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Greetings, Refiners are running at max capacity, and oil prices are finding a Hormuz blockage hierarchy. Excess profits are accruing to oil producers, US refiners, and shipping companies. Front page of USA Today, Daily Mail, nothing on Hormuz. I scrolled all the way down on the NY Post – not one story on Hormuz today. While the oil analysts get frantic, the NASDAQ hit a record high, and the President’s most important advisor, Mr Market, …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 22, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Starting NOW – Happy Hour today WEDS is at 8:15am ET. June Goh of Sparta Commodities is the Singapore refining expert causing an internet/Twitter oil Hormuz sensation with coherent and technically accurate Tweets on the subject. From a Singapore oil trading perspective. Bonus: she has 15+ years’ experience at Shell downstream, in all the refining business lines that are key right now. *** Register Here *** Guest – June Goh, Sparta Commodities – Wednesday, April …
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