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25 Sep 2023

JP MORGAN is making a big bullish call on oil and energy stocks.

The largest US bank expects the global oil deficit hitting a record 7mmb/d in 2030, a staggering shortfall which would require prices to rise higher... much higher. In a nutshell: JPM is reiterating their $80/bbl LT target and their view framed in Supercycle IV that the upside risk to oil is $150/bbl over the near to medium term term and $100/bbl LT. The primary drivers of their structural thesis are : 1) higher for longer rates tempering the flow of capital into new supply, 2) higher cost of equity driving elevated Cash Breakevens of >$75/bbl Brent (post buybacks) as companies return structurally more cash to shareholders, in turn, pushing the marginal cost of oil higher, 3) Institutional and policy led pressures driving an accelerated transition away from hydrocarbons and peak demand fears. Taken together, their corollary is a self-reinforcing ‘higher-for-longer’ energy macro outlook as the industry struggles to justify large investments beyond 2030. Consequently, they forecast a 1.1mbd S/D gap in 2025 widening to 7.1mbd in 2030 driven by both a robust demand outlook and limited supply sources.

14 Sep 2023

What powered the world in 2022

Source: Elements

11 Sep 2023

Long Nuclear short Windmills?

Source: Steno Research & Macrobond

11 Sep 2023

Hard landing - Energy leads. Soft landing - energy lags. What will be the message from Mr Market?

Source chart: 3Fourteen, Warren Pies

16 Aug 2023

European gas spikes on market jitters over LNG strike risk

European natural gas futures spiked for the second time in less than a week, with market tensions running high over the possibility of strikes in Australia that could severely tighten the global market.
Source: Bloomberg

14 Aug 2023

Amazon is the largest corporate purchaser of clean energy in 2022 at 12,415MW

They are closely followed by other large tech companies such as Meta, Google, and Microsoft. Source: Genuine Impact

10 Aug 2023

In a stunning move, reminiscent of the first few months of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, European NatGas prices exploded a stunning 40% higher YESTERDAY ALONE

This comes as the possibility of worker strikes at some LNG plants in Australia threatens global supply..... This is the biggest daily increase since March 2022. Citigroup estimates EU natural gas prices could double. Meanwhile, oil hit 9 months high and coal is rising as well. The surge of energy prices will make the job of central-bankers more difficult. Source: The Kobeissi Letter, ICE, Bloomberg

10 Aug 2023

Energy continues performing very well. The $XLE (energy stocks etf) is breaking above big levels, and the 50 day is crossing the 100 day...while the crowd gave up on energy longs at recent lows

Source: TME

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