Quote of the day: By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. – John Maynard Keynes

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Paul Sankey

Sunday Guyana, the Sequel: Namibia

Today, after a preamble, perhaps ramble, a rant, we talk about Namibia. It is clearly emerging as the next Guyana. What does that mean for the world? More market supply shift towards the Atlantic Basin, offsetting Russia, pressuring capital & quota discipline in the Middle East. Structurally adds to the death of Peak Oil Supply as a concept, if you missed the burial. Namibia can add incremental oil that pressures prices to the detriment of

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Paul Sankey

Oil Earnings Results Post-Performance FWIW

A major client liked the chart we published last week, highlighting that Schlumberger has a pattern of under-performing quarterly earnings reports. Quod Errat Demonstrandum, as SLB under-performed on its results yesterday, despite a headline beat. All you can analyse is the margins, and guidance outlook change. They came in neutral to mildly negative on a stock that is relatively expensive. SLB was down -2.14% in a tape which saw the mighty energy sector XLE power

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Morning Kinder, and Gentler Marchetti

<Brooklyn rap radio/Jamaica DJ horn> BBBRRRRAAAAP!: Tonight on Happy Hour, Tommy Marchetti. 4PM ET open mike. Plenty of chat as energy earnings started last night with Kinder and continue tomorrow with Schlumberger. Fresh from his four years at Cornerstone Macro then Piper Sandler as Global Energy Strategist, oil on Wall Street legend Tom Marchetti will be giving his stream of consciousness tonight. Starting as an accountant with KPMG, Marchetti joined J Aron/Goldman Sachs in 1994,

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