Sunday Boxing

By Paul Sankey Published on December 26, 2021 at 1:43 PM

Happy Boxing Day, The name Boxing Day being for boxes given to servants for their big day off: 26th December. My servants are all off, so here I am. So; we start the year with Refining conference, we continue to watch Washington which has to get some legislation done; it may not, as the split in the Democrat Party might almost be terminal. The Progressive vs Moderate split goes to the heart of the current […]

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About as American as it gets*

By Paul Sankey Published on August 12, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Good day! Happy Hour tonight if you fancy a chat. No special guest, but I am in an extremely good mood as tomorrow I head back to Mexico to go fishing offshore Ixtapa on the Pacific Coast. I hope you are getting some time in August, and the market gods give us quiet volumes and a gentle drift higher. Happy hour registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocuuprTooG9SqNZxj9rgUjl9KZxTOEHAJ The Vix looks more and more tempting, but making money from […]

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Rocket Science & Rocket Surgery 8/4/21

By Paul Sankey Published on August 4, 2021 at 9:35 AM

In this note: the analyst who simply thanked Pioneer, with Devon, Oxy, and ConocoPhillips all cheering battered oil investors, and really strong macro news for Big Integrated Oils (ExxonMobil etc) with their lagging exposure to soaring global natgas prices that are pushing up refining margins. Global demand strength is also bullish for the oils, regardless of the market’s deep reluctance to capitalize OPEC market management. First, Tellurian offers shares: 35,000,000 shares of its common stock […]

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