The Most Vicious Thugs on Wall St Won, with a Dove

By Paul Sankey Published on April 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM

Today 4pm Happy Hour, great expert guest, Steve Levine on batteries, EVs, and all things related, a very timely appearance. Premium event. Date/Time – Thursday, April 10th, 4PM ET Sankey Strategy Session | Steve Levine – EV and battery expert – Interest Form | Sankey Research ~ Mid penguin tariff “Liberation Day” crisis, last Sunday we highlighted that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the one obvious Dove/Owl in Peacock/Eagle Donald Trump’s cabinet, who could force …

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Refining Day 1: Hi ho, hi ho, …

By Paul Sankey Published on January 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Refining Conference Notes 1/6/25 The five independent refiner managements on our conference virtual chats were surprisingly upbeat given the abysmal refining margin back drop and upcoming challenging Q4 2024 results reports, that will follow on from challenged Q3s. Source: Bloomberg, Sankey Research Conclusion? These are all good managements with defensible strategies. Assuming they all remain safely run, and that’s a big assumption, but one that has been holding, they will tend to trade as a …

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Sunday Gloves On! Energy Conference Competition

By Paul Sankey Published on January 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM

One statistic really struck me from 2024, profoundly. It was from early November, attending the ADIPEC Conference in Abu Dhabi, the largest oil & gas conference in the world, held annually. The numbers: ADIPEC Oil & gas 2025: 180,000 attendees. A week later, at COP 29, there were ~90,000 attendees. There is an obvious observation to be made: media coverage. ADIPEC in no way generated 2x the media interest as COP29 (chart below). But just …

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