By Paul Sankey
Published on April 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Strategy Session PREMIUM EVENT tomorrow with ROBIN MILLS LIVE FROM DUBAI. 12PM ET *** Note earlier time to accommodate Dubai *** Robin has a huge “oooh, aaah” CV which I publish in full at the end of this note. Robin Mills is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy. In his full time capacity he is CEO of Qamar Energy, which he established in 2015 to meet the need for regionally based …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on March 29, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Greetings, The situation in Gulf War III is actually normalizing. The problem however, is that the “new normal” is total Iranian control of both the Strait of Hormuz, and likely the Bab El Mandeb. There is increasing recognition that with Netanyahu strengthened in Israeli domestic politics by Gulf War III (war approval is ~85%), and President Trump weakened — facing a 59% overall disapproval rating and 64% disapproval on his handling of the conflict—the main …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on March 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
If ever there was a graveyard slot, it is the Friday of CERAWeek. This year the giant executive conference was a bit of a dud, basically because the GCC Oil CEOs, such as Amin at Aramco, KPC, Qatar, cancelled attendance. And everybody is clueless on how to open the Strait. Kathleen has a non-consensus view on our Zoom, linked below. But it remains an amazing event to meet oil celebrities in passing. Certainly I was …
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