Oil and Gas, Mint Finance

Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Commodities

<ul>
<li>WTI fell 7.7% as Hormuz de-escalation hopes faded, while easing IV and weaker speculative positioning pointed to a more cautious oil market.</li>
<li>Energy ETFs broadly tracked crude lower, with XOP and IXC among the biggest laggards, while utilities proved more resilient amid the broader risk-off move.</li>
<li>Occidental delivered its strongest free-cash-flow quarter since 2022, beating earnings expectations and raising its dividend as debt continued to fall.</li>
</ul>


WTI fell 7.7% as Hormuz de-escalation hopes faded, while easing IV and weaker speculative positioning pointed to a more cautious oil market.
Energy ETFs broadly tracked crude lower, with XOP and IXC among the biggest laggards, while utilities proved more resilient amid the broader risk-off move.
Occidental delivered its strongest free-cash-flow quarter since 2022, beating earnings expectations and raising its dividend as debt continued to fall.


Energy Weekly (W/E 07/Aug): Oil Reprices Hormuz Risk, Positioning Turns Cautious, and Oxy Beats

<ul>
<li>WTI ended the week lower as geopolitical risk premiums faded, though intraday price swings underscored how sensitive crude remains to developments in the Middle East.</li>
<li>Options positioning remained broadly balanced, while the latest CoT data showed funds adding long positions and covering shorts, pointing to improving sentiment rather than a decisive directional view.</li>
<li>Chevron converted higher oil prices into a decisive earnings beat through stronger execution and uninterrupted operations, while production disruptions and refinery maintenance limited ExxonMobil's upside.</li>
</ul>


WTI ended the week lower as geopolitical risk premiums faded, though intraday price swings underscored how sensitive crude remains to developments in the Middle East.
Options positioning remained broadly balanced, while the latest CoT data showed funds adding long positions and covering shorts, pointing to improving sentiment rather than a decisive directional view.
Chevron converted higher oil prices into a decisive earnings beat through stronger execution and uninterrupted operations, while production disruptions and refinery maintenance limited ExxonMobil's upside.


Energy Weekly (W/E 31/Jul): Oil Reprices Risk, Positioning Steadies, and Chevron Outshines Exxon

<ul>
<li>WTI rallied 9.2% last week as Middle East tensions lifted geopolitical risk premiums, before easing diplomacy unwound gains. Positioning suggests markets expect continued volatility rather than a sustained bull market.</li>
<li>Investor flows favoured traditional energy, with XOP, IXC and XLE attracting inflows, while ICLN saw outflows, highlighting continued rotation away from clean energy toward oil and gas.</li>
<li>NextEra's EPS beat masked weaker-than-expected revenue and EBITDA, while stronger operating cash flow and AI-driven electricity demand continued to support its longer-term growth outlook.</li>
</ul>


WTI rallied 9.2% last week as Middle East tensions lifted geopolitical risk premiums, before easing diplomacy unwound gains. Positioning suggests markets expect continued volatility rather than a sustained bull market.
Investor flows favoured traditional energy, with XOP, IXC and XLE attracting inflows, while ICLN saw outflows, highlighting continued rotation away from clean energy toward oil and gas.
NextEra's EPS beat masked weaker-than-expected revenue and EBITDA, while stronger operating cash flow and AI-driven electricity demand continued to support its longer-term growth outlook.


Energy Weekly (W/E 24/Jul): Markets Priced Risk, Investors Rotated Capital, and NextEra Stays Course

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

<ul>
<li>A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook</li>
<li>Company results support our outlook on the nuclear power renaissance</li>
<li>The latest Deepseek model outperforms all competitors but valued at a fraction of them </li>
</ul>


A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook
Company results support our outlook on the nuclear power renaissance
The latest Deepseek model outperforms all competitors but valued at a fraction of them 


Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>We first review at  Q1 performance in the major markets we follow</li>
<li>Then our outlook for Q2 with the Iran War outcome the major wild card</li>
<li>Some short-term vs  long term  implications of the ongoing Iran war </li>
</ul>


We first review at  Q1 performance in the major markets we follow
Then our outlook for Q2 with the Iran War outcome the major wild card
Some short-term vs  long term  implications of the ongoing Iran war 


United States

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is to replicate as closely as possible the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index, an equal-weighted index.

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration (XOP US)

Energy Weekly (W/E 07/Aug): Oil Reprices Hormuz Risk, Positioning Turns Cautious, and Oxy Beats

Oil prices dropped due to fading hopes of de-escalation in the Hormuz region, leading to a more cautious market. Energy ETFs followed suit, while...

Mint Finance

Energy Weekly (W/E 31/Jul): Oil Reprices Risk, Positioning Steadies, and Chevron Outshines Exxon

WTI prices fell as geopolitical tensions eased, with crude remaining sensitive to Middle East news. Funds are optimistic, but Chevron outperformed...

Mint Finance

Energy Weekly (W/E 24/Jul): Markets Priced Risk, Investors Rotated Capital, and NextEra Stays Course

WTI surged on Middle East tensions but eased on diplomacy. Investor flows favour traditional energy over clean energy. NextEra's EPS beat, but...

Mint Finance

Overview #57 – Plus Ça Change…

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. Oil, Nuclear, Deepseek and earnings from some of our stocks

Rikki Malik

Q2 Outlook – A Tale of Two Regimes

Our outlook for Q2 2026. Separating the short-term noise from our longer-term investment themes. In Part 1 we look at hard assets while we look at...

Rikki Malik

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

Energy Weekly (W/E 07/Aug): Oil Reprices Hormuz Risk, Positioning Turns Cautious, and Oxy Beats

​Oil prices dropped due to fading hopes of de-escalation in the Hormuz region, leading to a more cautious market. Energy ETFs followed suit, while...

Mint Finance

Energy Weekly (W/E 31/Jul): Oil Reprices Risk, Positioning Steadies, and Chevron Outshines Exxon

​WTI prices fell as geopolitical tensions eased, with crude remaining sensitive to Middle East news. Funds are optimistic, but Chevron outperformed...

Mint Finance

Energy Weekly (W/E 24/Jul): Markets Priced Risk, Investors Rotated Capital, and NextEra Stays Course

​WTI surged on Middle East tensions but eased on diplomacy. Investor flows favour traditional energy over clean energy. NextEra's EPS beat, but...

Mint Finance

Overview #57 – Plus Ça Change…

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. Oil, Nuclear, Deepseek and earnings from some of our stocks

Rikki Malik

Q2 Outlook – A Tale of Two Regimes

Our outlook for Q2 2026. Separating the short-term noise from our longer-term investment themes. In Part 1 we look at hard assets while we look at...

Rikki Malik

Oil prices dropped due to fading hopes of de-escalation in the Hormuz region, leading to a more cautious market. Energy ETFs followed suit, while...

WTI prices fell as geopolitical tensions eased, with crude remaining sensitive to Middle East news. Funds are optimistic, but Chevron outperformed...

WTI surged on Middle East tensions but eased on diplomacy. Investor flows favour traditional energy over clean energy. NextEra's EPS beat, but...