Buffett, an excellent market sector timer and cyclicals investor

Buffett is not known for cyclical investments. Over time, he has repeatedly stated his preference for investments that have stable, predictable, and growing cash flows—the opposite of the peaks and troughs of cyclicals. And yet, Buffett has intermittently owned and done well with oil & gas equities—particularly in inflationary periods much like the present.
Buffett is known as a fundamental value investor, but on closer examination of his historical investments and track record, he has also been an excellent market sector timer and cyclicals investor, as can be seen below: