Quote of the day: In a war of ego, the loser always wins

Energy Transition
Paul Sankey

The Winner Takes it All… in my Living Room

Brief today, no homework, between hosting a July 4th Barbeque last night, watching the fireworks from the Promenade – they really lit it up big time, incredible – and the tall ships. I wondered if we would get drones, but they went with the big artillery. At one point the Brooklyn Bridge was a cascading flow of white fire into the water below. The bonus of the tall ship show yesterday morning offset the catastrophe.

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Energy Transition
Paul Sankey

Now Here is What I Want Y’all to Do for Me

No doubt you have been drumming your fingers waiting for the news on this week’s Happy Hour, but after careful consideration, we are skipping it tonight, the Thursday eve of the market holiday tomorrow for the 250th-anniversary July 4th Independence Day celebrations and the market holiday tomorrow. Congratulations U.S.A.! Great job. Way to go. Nice win last night team USA in the World Cup into the big weekend celebration. We can say that there has

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Energy Transition
Paul Sankey

This is a Hormuz-Free Note: Guyana, ExxonMobil, PSCs

Goodness me, In the dust storm of Middle East War, today’s news of an anti-corruption purge in Iraq is the latest volatility, never mind the ships being attacked. But I didn’t get too far with that, given like everything else down there, nobody really knows what is happening. I reluctantly checked into X.com and read that the Iraqi Prime Minister had staged a Coup d’Etat. And put down my phone. Absurd. Corruption crack down may

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