Our Research


June 9, 2026

R-‘STEO’ Speedwagon: I Can’t Fight This Feeling Any Longer…

By Timm Schneider

We just spent the last few hours going through the latest EIA STEO (Short-Term Energy Outlook) reports. June was released today. Within we discuss some of the key changes in tone since the beginning of…

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June 9, 2026

Balanced on Borrowed Barrels?

By Timm Schneider

A few thoughts on the (oil) market narrative shifts from end of February through today. Maybe I should just get back to focusing solely on natural gas (unfortunately no one really cares at the moment)….

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June 8, 2026

Model Portfolio Grinds Out ~634bps Despite Our Ill-Timed Canadian Midstream Shorts; MPC Short Is the Biggest Loser…

By Timm Schneider

this is on a weighted basis. Please see within for full positon details. We sort these by: 1) Respective portfolio weight; 2) Total return (including dividends); and 3) actual cash lost/ made (i.e. weighted). Recall…

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June 8, 2026

Texas Operators Remain (Surprisingly) Disciplined But Permit Counts Foreshadow…

By Timm Schneider

…a potentially strong(ish) volume set up in(to) 2027. Own exposure to volume here especially in the Permian (i.e. Midstream). Happy to chat how we play this in the model portfolio (TRGP is our largest long…

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June 7, 2026

I Was at an Energy Conference in NYC on February 4th of This Year…

By Timm Schneider

…Granted, not a particularly interesting fact in itself. What is interesting, at least to us, is that some of the upstream speakers were making the case that WTI could exit 2027 around $80, and they…

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June 7, 2026

100 Days Into the Iran Conflict: Friday’s Sell‑Off Turns Strait Risk Into Street Risk (Warning: Longer Note)

By Timm Schneider

Today marks the 100th day of the Iran conflict. On the heels of Friday’s sell‑off, the story stopped being ‘just an oil shock’ and became a potentially full macro regime shift, rippling through factors and…

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June 7, 2026

Your Energy & Utility News for the Week Ending June 7th 2026

By Timm Schneider

For the news, we include a brief summary description for each headline. We only include links to news sources that do NOT require you to have a subscription to the respective site, or if they…

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June 6, 2026

Initating Love/ Hate Portfolio 12 (LHP12): Let’s See if We Can Keep the Streak Going…

By Timm Schneider

Within, please find our latest short-term sentiment based trading book – LHP12. Ten longs, ten shorts. ***Full position details within*** (While we equally weigh all these positions on each side – love vs. hate –…

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June 5, 2026

Love/ Hate Portfolio 11 Grinds Out 90Bps in Volatile Two Weeks; FLNC/ PBF Longs & SEI/ ARRY Shorts Offset PUMP Long…

By Timm Schneider

…while our cumulative return on our short-term (two week holding period; sentiment weighted) Love/ Hate Portfolios reaches a 2026 high at +750bps. Recall our Love/ Hate portfolios are 10 longs (love) vs. 10 shorts (hate)….

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June 3, 2026

Oil: Updating Our Scenario Analysis; Market Pricing in ~65%+ Probability of a Deal (Front); Most Asked Questions Over past 72 Hours

By Timm Schneider

This is down from ~75% on the heels of our previous analysis, given the relatively run-up in prices. We run this for both Brent and WTI (respective front months) and divide it into four scenarios…

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May 31, 2026

We’ve Received Zero Questions on Upstream ABS. *IF* Devon (DVN) Is Selling Stuff to Stone Ridge, That Probably Needs to Change

By Timm Schneider

We’ve received exactly zero inbound questions on the ABS market this year, which is funny because we literally just highlighted it post the EIC conference (see notes online). If Devon (DVN) is seriously weighing an…

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May 31, 2026

Oil Pricing in ~70% Probability of Deal; Your Weekend Oil Update (~12:00 PM ET)

By Timm Schneider

…at least based on our estimates (full math & updated scenarios within)… plenty of debates bubbling to the top between oil bulls & bears. Read On. Within we cover: Major newsflow since Friday’s (5-25-2026) close…

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May 31, 2026

Your Energy & Utility News for the Week Ending May 31st 2026

By Timm Schneider

For the news, we include a brief summary description for each headline. We only include links to news sources that do NOT require you to have a subscription to the respective site, or if they…

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May 27, 2026

Oil Update ~ 23:00 ET

By Timm Schneider

We were long crude into today’s selloff, we lost real money on the Iranian TV ‘MOU’ headline, and we added to the position into the weakness – not because we enjoy the pain, but because…

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May 27, 2026

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner? Scoring the Supposed Draft MOU between the U.S. & Iran

By Timm Schneider

We put together a detailed table within highlighting: 1) Supposed MOU terms (11 total); 2) What each actually does; 3) Relative Winner (U.S. vs. Iran); and 4) Oil-market impact. The table format is the easiest…

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