Sunday Sankey 1/3/21

By Paul Sankey Published on January 3, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Well Happy New Year! This week in the Sunday Sankey we run through slides with attention on our refining conference starting tomorrow. It is not too late to register, dear clients… welcome to the slimmed down distribution list that like me, will be on a strict diet. At the same time, tomorrow OPEC meets, believe or not, as they shift to a monthly meeting. JMMC is meeting today, word is Russia is keen to increase […]

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Friday before Xmas Sankey

By Paul Sankey Published on December 18, 2020 at 8:28 AM

Call to start 2021: our refining conference features all six independent refiners at CEO level. Sankey fireside chats back to back. Please join, you will start 2021 with a great understanding of markets, notable oil and and renewable diesel, but much more besides. I’ve got a case of Corona and I am not going to work today. I’m not sick, I’m just taking the day off to drink the whole case. Customer at a farmer’s […]

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Morning Game Theory

By Paul Sankey Published on November 30, 2020 at 9:20 AM

“We are not going to have an easy meeting. Some members oppose extending the previous production cut. And this makes it difficult.” – Iranian oil minister Zanganeh comments this morning as the meeting kicks off in Vienna. The OPEC meeting started virtually at 8am NY time. There is no more classic modern day example of Game Theory, and more specifically the Prisoner’s Dilemma, than an OPEC meeting. Cortez burned his conquistador boats in front of […]

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