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September 24, 2023

Question of the Week: Is $100 oil good or bad for energy (stocks) + All weekly news…

By Timm Schneider

…I personally think it’s not great. Interested in your take. Random question – I know – but I keep thinking about it. I kind of like the ‘question of the week’ adder… hopefully will get…

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September 23, 2023

Model Portfolio Grinds Back ~200bps w/w as UW PLUG & NEE Offset (Painful) Refining Short; OW KMI Hurts; Should Have Added AES UW…

By Timm Schneider

Happy Saturday – This week, we closed four tactical trade ideas on the heels of the OKE/ MMP deal vote approval (Effective Immediately We Are Closing Four Tactical Trade Ideas and *ALL* U/W OKE Positions)….

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September 22, 2023

Moving OKE (pronounced ONE-OAK) to O/W… Is Permian Oil the Fitting (U/W) Pair? (Still Debating This One…)

By Timm Schneider

So… we actually didn’t realize (until now) that OKE puts the pronunciation of their company name in the press releases (‘ONE-OAK’), BUT figured in that case we will add it as well. Just to make…

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September 21, 2023

Taking a Closer Look at Today’s Energy Infrastructure Money Flow (Bull & Bear Takes)

By Timm Schneider

***Happy to run this for E&P/ Renewables/ OFS/ Integrateds + Refiners/ Utes… Let me know*** Tough day in the market with the QQQ (NASDAQ 100) & SPX (S&P 500) down ~2% and ~1.65%, respectively. S&P…

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September 21, 2023

Effective Immediately, We are Closing Four Tactical Trade Ideas and *All* U/W OKE Positions

By Timm Schneider

Following the approval of the OKE/ MMP combination earlier today, we are closing out four tactical trade ideas into today’s vote. Please see within for full details. For MMP, ~76% of the voted units were…

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September 19, 2023

OKE Could be Worth ~$78/share Pro-Forma; Framing the Set-Up Into Thursday

By Timm Schneider

The OKE/MMP vote is on deck for Thursday, September 21st. We expect results to be released at 10AM CST/ 11AM EST on Thursday. Per the partnership agreement, MMP can adjourn the meeting for an additional…

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September 18, 2023

EIA Drilling Productivity Report Shows Continued Declines in Permian; Bakken & Niobrara Resilient

By Timm Schneider

Realize some folks don’t like the EIA data but the new drilling productivity report just got released today. Here is the link: EIA Drilling Report Released 9-18-2023 A few key observations: Versus the August release,…

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September 18, 2023

‘SOL’ Outliers: CQP/ CEQP/ WES/ PAA+GP/ TRP/ SMR/ MAXN/ NPWR/ EVA/ WTI/ OXY/ CIVI/ DVN/ RRC/ SU/ CNQ/ EQNR/ PTEN/ ACDC/ AGR/ HE/ PNM…

By Timm Schneider

***Excel Data Available Upon Request. Full Company Level Details (~200 Corporates) Within*** Shares on Loan (‘SOL’) are simply shares that lenders (agent + other) have lent to market participants wanting to ‘short’ a particular security. For…

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September 17, 2023

I Know I Have a Face Made for Radio…

By Timm Schneider

…BUT… I am debating bringing back Weekly Video/ Podcast Updates. Heard from a few folks they like the video/ podcast format, especially to watch over the weekend. Trying to gauge some general interest. Would you…

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September 16, 2023

Earthstone 2.0?! The VTLE Playbook Seems Clear, But We Hear Both Bulls & Bears…

By Timm Schneider

We have had a lot of discussions and incoming questions on the recent VTLE transaction(s). Within we discuss 1) investor feedback (which has been very mixed); and 2) Our take on how this transaction fits…

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September 15, 2023

The ‘Longs’ Ain’t Workin’ and the ‘Shorts’ Are Hurtin:’ Model Portfolio Pares ~5% w/w; UW VLO Biggest Loser; UW PLUG & OW COP Biggest Gainers

By Timm Schneider

Greetings from ‘Wild & Wonderful’ West Virginia! We got a lot of questions on the VTLE transaction and what it means for broader energy, so hope to have those thoughts + investor feedback out over…

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September 10, 2023

Sunday Funday: Weekend News Catch-Up

By Timm Schneider

Happy Sunday –  Hope you are having a nice weekend. Please see within for some interesting news articles from the week focused on:  General Energy & Deal News Solar Wind LNG Hydrogen & Ammonia Oil &…

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September 10, 2023

Is O/W KMI the Most Interesting Call in Infrastructure Right Now…

By Timm Schneider

…Model Portfolio Keeps Chugging Along; U/W OKE vs. O/W MMP Finally in the Green… But Just so Boring… Within we provide a performance summary of 1) Our model portfolio (based on survey results for our…

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September 7, 2023

WATCH: Natural Gas Storage Fundamentals w/ Dave Marchese – CEO of Caliche (*Slides Available*)

By Timm Schneider

As promised, here is the replay of our virtual call: The Schneider Capital Group – Virtual Chat w/ Dave Marchese CEO of Caliche (September 6th 2023) We have also time-stamped this for easier navigation: 00:00…

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September 5, 2023

ENB w/ Massive Acquisition from D: Investment Bankers… Hear Me Out…

By Timm Schneider

What IF… ENB acquires these assets and becomes bigger in Utes/ Regulated assets… which is going to happen if the transaction goes through THEN… Spins those assets… so now you have ENB Power/ Gas/ Utes…

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