US Gasoline: June trembled like a butterfly

By Paul Sankey Published on May 31, 2026 at 7:05 PM

Amazing to watch May 2026 pass so fast, and Hormuz still all-but shut. Everybody points to June as the month in which things turn ugly in terms of tank bottoms, and price going exponentially higher seeking to destroy demand. But bottom line, prices are lower, and everyone is still merrily flying around. In this note we re-visit our JetFuel thesis – as we witness record flights, what’s the problem? We conclude that the key answer …

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Happy Hour Pre-Briefing – Biofuels with Brett Gibbs starting now 4pm ET

By Paul Sankey Published on May 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM

This week – starting shortly – we host Brett Gibbs of Bloomberg Intelligence, a US biofuels analyst. You either know this subject stone cold, like Brett, with constant attention to the shifting quick sands, or you have to live like me, constantly reminding yourself what is going on, desperate to forget. Time for an update, because RINs prices are on a runner. Brett Gibbs – BBG intelligence – Moderator, Renewable Fuels Forum chat roomThursday, May …

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Sunday Whistling Past

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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