Oh Darling! ($DAR) California’s Lollipop Cuts

By Paul Sankey Published on August 14, 2024 at 9:49 AM

A focus note for you today, on Darling and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard which has been an important factor in the weakness in West Coast refining margins, that is bleeding into wider refining margin weakness vs current refiner earnings estimates for Q3. We show in this note that California diesel is now 60% renewable, with attendant pressure on refining margins there, as gasoline demand has peaked, and 25% of vehicle sales are electric. …

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Sunday Finch & Fintech, Big Macs & Beer

By Paul Sankey Published on August 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Congratulations, you made it to vacation time. The Olympics has added to the media lunacy, and that is over. There is no August interruption in service for Sankey Research, but for clients, hopefully you are taking vacation time. In this note we show the cheapest places to get a Big Mac and a beer, globally. See you at Barcap first week of September: Barclays 38th Annual CEO Energy-Power Conference September 4th to September 5th, 2024. …

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Morning Golds, DOEs, LNG & The Peter Principle

By Paul Sankey Published on August 8, 2024 at 9:27 AM

Looking forward to today Happy Hour 4pm Eastern Time (ET) today talking to former XOM engineer and Citadel Portfolio manager, partner Greg Bordelon on open mic – join and we can get some views – group therapy – from major investors. Register here: https://sankeyresearch.com/conference/sankey-strategy-session-paul-sankey-greg-bordelon-interest-form-5/ By Zoom, after the last major event in track & field today . Track and Field Gold Medals today ET: Source: Google ~ Bloomberg 8/8/24 JPMorgan Says Three Quarters of Global …

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