Our Research


February 16, 2026

This is the last time you will see this portfolio like this…

By Timm Schneider

we are taking this over now. We already swapped WMB for VG taking the VG ~+1mm. Short book is a killer. Recall these were original positions from our 2026 outlook survey. We will keep the…

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February 15, 2026

Growth Hangover: Texas Operators Choose Discipline(ish) as Activity Recalibrates – $80 Oil by YE 2027?

By Timm Schneider

Within, we show our (extremely) detailed monthly Texas drilling, permitting and completion analytics from the ground up – delivering sharper basin-by-basin breakdowns and forward-looking insights to help you spot emerging trends. We track the data…

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February 15, 2026

Your Energy & Utility News for the Week Ending February 15th 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 do, they are free of charge. However,…

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February 13, 2026

Love/ Hate IV (LHP4) Now Live: RIG & NE Shorts are Scary; EPD & MPLX Move to Long from Short; PNW & PPL Make Long Debuts; CVI Long vs. PARR Short; TTE Most Convicted Short

By Timm Schneider

The Love/Hate Portfolio highlights where market sentiment is strongest – and weakest – over a defined two‑week window. Each book runs 10 longs vs. 10 shorts, with full performance tracking and a focus on high‑conviction single‑stock…

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February 12, 2026

Gigawatts over Gallons: MWH Rips, APC Slips as Investor Preferences Come into Focus

By Timm Schneider

Same tape, different buyers. SOLV (MWH) cleared at the top and ripped, driven by real institutional appetite (some flipping highly likely based on our vantage point) for transition plumbing. APC (APC) priced weak, traded down,…

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February 12, 2026

Vaca ‘MOO‑erta’ Anyone? Time for Domestic E&Ps to Milk International Assets?

By Timm Schneider

source: The Internet …Has been one of our most active debates with clients recently. Interested in your thoughts here. Very interesting read throughs and ripples through the Energy value chain. In any case, within, we…

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February 10, 2026

WMB Trades Slightly Lower 2026 (vs. Street) for a ~10%+ Long‑Term Growth Guide; Appears Strong to Quite Strong; Firmly In ‘Execution Story’ Territory

By Timm Schneider

Greetings from DC. Full analyst deck just posted and presentation is about to start. initial takes within. Timm Link to presentation: 2026 WMB Analyst Day Presentation WMB did what bulls wanted on the long term…

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February 9, 2026

WMB: Key Take From Dinner…

By Timm Schneider

we will move this stock from… the neutral portfolio to a larger long position on any downside if they whiff vs. whisper growth. Happy to chat. Timm

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February 8, 2026

***INTERVENTION TIME (Read On): Survey Portfolio Takes Large W/W Losses on MPC/ DINO/ IMO & DVN Shorts; PARR/ DK Longs Partially Offset

By Timm Schneider

Effective Immediately, we will be making changes to the Survey Portfolio as we deem fit. We will continue to track the original Survey Portfolio (see below for description) and see how it performs versus our…

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February 8, 2026

Your Energy & Utility News for the Week Ending February 8th 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 do, they are free of charge. However,…

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February 7, 2026

$80+ Oil By Year-End 2027…

By Timm Schneider

…was just one of the themes that popped up in our recent client meetings. Inside, we share the key debates that are actually driving positioning right now. Our full‑value‑chain coverage (Energy & Utilities) and a…

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February 6, 2026

FLNC Long ‘Disaster’ Offset by RES & OKLO Shorts; SEDG & NE Longs for 50bps Gain…

By Timm Schneider

…in our weekly marks for our latest (third) iteration of the ‘Love/Hate’ portfolio. The Love/Hate portfolios are short‑term, sentiment‑driven books we refresh every two weeks. 10 longs. 10 shorts. Across all energy & utilities. We…

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February 6, 2026

***Pricing Next Week: Arko Petroleum Corp (APC) & SOLV Energy (MWH)

By Timm Schneider

We went through all of the APC Materials last night and currently going through the MWH filings. Very different companies but MWH arguably the optically more interesting one. We have noticed a meaningful uptick in…

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February 5, 2026

Natural Gas: Today’s Potential Record Draw Could be Telling on Storage Facility Constraints

By Timm Schneider

We generally don’t spend a ton of time on the weekly storage numbers – but today’s number could be interesting as it is expected to be a record draw of a median ~375bcf (360- 410bcf…

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