And the ’68 Summer Festival Wallflowers are Thinning*

By Paul Sankey Published on May 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM

Today 4pm Happy Hour is open mike Sankey vs Bordelon. We can discuss FTC vs Scott Sheffield – press release today from PXD – earnings, oil & gas markets, everything! Register to me and Greg here: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-paul-sankey-greg-bordelon-interest-form-2/ Next week, macro maven Luke Gromen. Register for Luke here: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-luke-gromen-interest-form/ ~ We are not super-bearish! Except natural gas … equities. And onshore service. A reader said she was reading our distillate note from Saturday and stopped reading …

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Sunday Guyana, the Sequel: Namibia

By Paul Sankey Published on April 21, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Today, after a preamble, perhaps ramble, a rant, we talk about Namibia. It is clearly emerging as the next Guyana. What does that mean for the world? More market supply shift towards the Atlantic Basin, offsetting Russia, pressuring capital & quota discipline in the Middle East. Structurally adds to the death of Peak Oil Supply as a concept, if you missed the burial. Namibia can add incremental oil that pressures prices to the detriment of …

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Oil Earnings Results Post-Performance FWIW

By Paul Sankey Published on April 20, 2024 at 10:16 AM

A major client liked the chart we published last week, highlighting that Schlumberger has a pattern of under-performing quarterly earnings reports. Quod Errat Demonstrandum, as SLB under-performed on its results yesterday, despite a headline beat. All you can analyse is the margins, and guidance outlook change. They came in neutral to mildly negative on a stock that is relatively expensive. SLB was down -2.14% in a tape which saw the mighty energy sector XLE power …

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