By Paul Sankey
Published on February 11, 2021 at 8:52 AM
Woke up this morning feeling like Groundhog Day, with another 2” of snow on the ground here in Brooklyn, this work from home certainly provides few surprises on the way to work. Which is a 3 yard commute. Little did I know years ago working at Wood Mackenzie and living on the other side of Charlotte Square, that my commute back then would not be the shortest of my career. The joke was it took […]
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By Paul Sankey
Published on February 10, 2021 at 8:47 AM
Noted: Chesapeake to emerge from bankruptcy and trade as CHK tomorrow. The #EFT (energy finance twitter) hordes are ready to Gamestop this one. The problem was always the debt/financial structure, not the assets. In fact, if you need to know one thing about this oil tape, it is that pretty much the best major oil company is the worst performing stock this year. In share price terms. We are speaking of course of TOTAL, or […]
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By Paul Sankey
Published on February 2, 2021 at 5:34 PM
This was the best ExxonMobil earnings call for a decade, which is incredible to say given the company reported a $20bn loss, and its first ever annual loss. Our major frustration was not to be polled for a question, given it was worth asking about the shattered core principle of Exxon – return on capital employed (ROCE) – and the massive $19bn write-down that we finally got, more than a decade after the XTO takeover. […]
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