Sunday Frankly, Mr Sankey

By Paul Sankey Published on November 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM

My Dear Correspondent, I was out all night last night. But to be clear, this nuit blanche, was not the “Do you fancy a swift half after work?” turning into an twelve hour bender, to return laughing uncontrollably as day breaks, having lost your tie and keys, loudly trying not to wake an incandescent wife. No sir, what would I know about that anyway? In fact, here in Michoacan, Mexico, we did a tour of …

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Sunday Day of the Living

By Paul Sankey Published on October 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM

How does value get created and transferred in major energy companies? This past week we had Q3 earnings reports from an interesting representation of key US energy theme companies: Valero in refining, Matador in US exploration and production (E&P), Baker Hughes in transition from oil field service to new technologies, and GE Vernova as a play on “picks and shovels”: for US power demand growth. ~ And the winner was? Not the cheapest (Matador), not …

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Morning “And The Fun Has Just Begun”

By Paul Sankey Published on October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM

Today Strategy Session at 12pm: Doug Garber, former major hedge fund Portfolio Manager (recently attended Barcap, Jeffries energy conferences, Goldman Tech) and founder of PitchthePM.com. Doug works a lot on process, in portfolio management and research, and if you have up-and-comer analysts on your team, you might want to encourage them to listen. A recording will be distributed. https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-doug-garber-interest-form/ ~ Cooking oil! You can imagine those of us in a niche segment of Wall Street …

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