By Paul Sankey
Published on April 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
HEADS UP – Happy Hour TOMORROW WEDS is at 8:15am. Totally alternate time for our weekly Zoom, (it’s five o’clock somewhere). You guys will all be at your desks for over an hour by then. We are accommodating Singapore-based June Goh, she is very busy and 12 hours ahead. 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 …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Last week, having satisfied my curiosity on Taiwan and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) — which basically concluded that TSMC will keep getting cheap reliable subsidized government electricity even if it means Mrs Cheng has no aircon. That is globally important; AI is the counter theme to Hormuz and after TSMC’s earnings call, we concluded they are good to go for another quarter of crisis, so relatively very comfortable. Nothing it at all comfortable right now in …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Greetings, Today, very shortly, 4pm Zoom Michelle Brouhard, Head of Policy & Geopolitical Risk at Kpler [global leading satellite/data intelligence focused on commodity markets]. A former oil trader and hedge fund player, Michelle is an expert in global oil balances, working for the premium oil flow intelligence player, Kpler. Register here: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-michelle-brouhard-head-of-policy-geopolitical-risk-at-kpler-interest-form/ ~ 1. The problem: refinery capacity and ships, not crude supply My thoughts have been occupied with the global refining and oil product …
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