RBN Energy Blogcast
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Sentimental Journey - Lower Profits, Cash Flows Help Push Share Prices Down for Diversified E&Ps
14 mins; January 28, 2025
Bring The (Crude) - What's Behind PADD 1's Reliance on Imported Crude Oil and Refined Products?
12 mins; January 27, 2025
Hit the Lights - E&Ps Highlight Their Success in Growing Utica Shale Condensate Production
12 mins; January 24, 2025
Opportunities - Lower Interest Rates Could Help Sector Finances But Unlikely to Boost Output, Spending
11 mins; January 23, 2025
Brand New Day - How Much Will Trump's Flurry of Executive Orders Remake U.S. Energy?
15 mins; January 22, 2025
Do You Realize? - Wholesalers Play a Vital Role in the Domestic Propane Market
11 mins; January 21, 2025
The Top 10 Energy Prognostications for 2025, Encore Edition - Year of the Snake - Don't Get Bit!
18 mins; January 20, 2025
Any Way You Want It - Gas Market Players Seek Optionality With New Gulf Coast Pipelines
14 mins; January 17, 2025
Something Good Coming - Gas Producers Outperform as Investors See Clouds Breaking on the Horizon
13 mins; January 16, 2025
Take It On The Run - Alaskan Crude Oil Production Set To Increase, But Where Will It All Go?
13 mins; January 15, 2025
How Can I Be Sure - Developing Crude Oil Production Forecasts in a World That’s Constantly Changin'
13 mins; January 14, 2025
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Biden Removes Vast Offshore Areas from Drilling, But Impact is Largely Symbolic
10 mins; January 13, 2025
Tired of Waiting for You - U.S. LNG at a Standstill Waiting Out Construction, Regulatory, Legal Delays
15 mins; January 10, 2025
Rules of the Road - Final Rules for 45V Tax Credit Could Help Clear a Path for Clean Hydrogen
16 mins; January 09, 2025
Let's Work Together - The Backstory Behind Phillips 66's $2.2 Billion Plan to Acquire EPIC NGL
13 mins; January 08, 2025
Do You Realize? - The Inside Story of the Wholesale and Retail Propane Markets
10 mins; January 07, 2025
Holding Out for a Hero - After a Long Slide, Alaska's Crude Oil Production Appears Primed for Rebound
11 mins; January 06, 2025
Hit the Lights - Condensate Production Takes Off in Eastern Ohio's Utica Shale
11 mins; January 03, 2025
Both Sides Now - Has the Trans Mountain Expansion Shifted Western Canada’s Crude Oil Exports?
13 mins; January 02, 2025
The Top 10 Energy Prognostications for 2025 - Year of the Snake - Don't Get Bit!
18 mins; January 01, 2025
The Top 10 RBN Energy Prognostications - 2024 Scorecard
15 mins; December 31, 2024
Gimme Three Steps - The Top 10 RBN Blogs of 2024
18 mins; December 30, 2024
Movin' On Up - Gray Oak Stands Out as the Only Permian Crude Pipeline to Greenlight an Expansion
11 mins; December 27, 2024
On The Road Again - How Cow Manure is Helping to Fuel Heavy-Duty Fleets Across North America
12 mins; December 26, 2024
Hugh Do You Love? Encore Edition - A New Entrant to Tackle the Permian's Dire Need for Gas Takeaway Capacity
15 mins; December 25, 2024
Dive In - Natural Gas Producers, Utilities, Big-Tech Companies Racing to Power Data Centers
11 mins; December 24, 2024
American Pie - LNG Buyers and Suppliers Acquiring Slices of Their U.S. Feedgas Needs
14 mins; December 23, 2024
Writing's On The Wall - Oil Producers Appear Unlikely to Boost Spending in 2025 on Declining Returns
16 mins; December 20, 2024
Rise Up - Restarts, Uprating, Microreactors to Play Important Roles in Building U.S. Nuclear Capacity
13 mins; December 19, 2024
Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Chevron's 105-Year-Old Texas Refinery Gets a New Lease on Life
11 mins; December 18, 2024
Hugh Do You Love? - A New Entrant to Tackle the Permian's Dire Need for Gas Takeaway Capacity
15 mins; December 17, 2024
Tired of Waiting for You - U.S. LNG at a Standstill Waiting out Construction, Regulatory, Legal Delays
11 mins; December 16, 2024
U Can't Touch This - A New Report on Consolidation Among Oil and Gas Producers in 2024
10 mins; December 13, 2024
High Hopes - Could China’s Slowing Diesel Demand Boost Use of U.S. LNG as a Transportation Fuel?
12 mins; December 12, 2024
Take a Look at Me Now - Growing LPG, Ethane Exports Propel Enterprise Toward Bold Expansion Goals
11 mins; December 11, 2024
Over The Hills And Far Away - Even Without a Carbon Tax, U.S. Refiners Feel Efforts to Cut Emissions
12 mins; December 10, 2024
Why Can't We Be Friends? - The Odds For/Against U.S. Tariffs on Imported Canadian, Mexican Crude
13 mins; December 09, 2024
Just Can't Get Enough - Texas Preps to Meet Surging Power Demand from Data Centers, Crypto Miners
13 mins; December 06, 2024
The End of the Innocence - Nascent SAF Market May Face Turbulence Under Trump Administration
12 mins; December 05, 2024
Who'll Stop the Rain - Falling Oil Prices Erode E&P Profits, Dampen Outlook for Production Boost
17 mins; December 04, 2024
Fresh Start - With Power Demand On The Rise, Could New Nuclear Units Be Added To Old Coal Sites?
8 mins; December 03, 2024
It's Not Over - More M&A, Divestitures and Swaps as E&Ps and Midstreamers Fine-Tune Portfolios
11 mins; December 02, 2024
Yellow - Innovators at Cushing Hub Provide New Outlet for Uinta Basin's 'Yellow Wax' Crude
12 mins; November 29, 2024
A Crack in the Rock of Gibraltar, Encore Edition - Crazy Pricing for Mont Belvieu Propane Obliterates Hedges
19 mins; November 28, 2024
We Three Kings - U.S., Australia and Qatar Look to Grow LNG Exports Amidst Global Uncertainty
15 mins; November 27, 2024
Give It Up - PetroChina's Decision to Give Up TMX Commitment Puts Focus on Demand, Logistics
12 mins; November 26, 2024
Take A Look At Me Now - Enterprise's Ambitious Goal for Expanding Its Hydrocarbon Liquids Exports
14 mins; November 25, 2024
It's All Coming Back to Me Now - Efforts To Restock SPR Complicated By Life-Extension Program
13 mins; November 22, 2024
Harness Your Hopes - LCI Hydrogen Would Help Reduce GHG Emissions, But Major Challenges Loom
13 mins; November 21, 2024
Ready to Let Go - Players Are Making Moves in the Booming Gulf Coast Gas Storage Market
15 mins; November 20, 2024
Give and Take - How the Forward Curve Influences Storage Volumes at the Critical Cushing Oil Hub
11 mins; November 19, 2024
The Bridge - Southern Spirit Aims to Bolster ERCOT Power Grid While Preserving Its Independence
10 mins; November 18, 2024
Only One - There's Nothing Else Quite Like Sawtooth Caverns' NGL and Products Storage Facility
10 mins; November 15, 2024
Go Your Own Way - Coterra Energy Continues Shift to Oil With New Permian Deals
11 mins; November 14, 2024
A Crack in the Rock of Gibraltar - Crazy Pricing for Mont Belvieu Propane Obliterates Hedges
19 mins; November 13, 2024
I Will Remember You - When Considering Assets at Risk to Hurricanes, Don't Overlook Offshore Wind
12 mins; November 12, 2024
The Long Road, Encore Edition - More EVs Coming, But Forecasts For Sales Growth, Impact On Gasoline Demand Vary
10 mins; November 11, 2024
Hot to Go! - Rising NGL Production Spurs Buildout of Flexible LPG/Ethane Export Capacity
13 mins; November 08, 2024
Hard to Handle - Hydrogen's Unique Properties Make Using Natural Gas Infrastructure a Difficult Task
14 mins; November 07, 2024
Over the Hump - Trident Pipeline Would be a Game-Changer for Gulf Coast LNG Terminals
13 mins; November 06, 2024
Southern Cross - Pace of Gas-Flow Growth Through Agua Dulce Will Depend on Downstream Projects
13 mins; November 05, 2024
I Wanna Drive You Home - PADD 3 Exports Surge as Competition Intensifies Among Major Players
10 mins; November 04, 2024
It's Time to Go - What's Behind the Planned Closure of Phillips 66's Los Angeles Refinery?
11 mins; November 01, 2024
Can I Kick It? - 'Hydrogen-Rich' Gasoline Might Provide a Boost for Refiners, But Challenges Remain
13 mins; October 31, 2024
Last Man Standing - BridgeTex On Track to Be the Last Permian-to-Houston Pipe to Fill Up
12 mins; October 30, 2024
Where You Lead I Will Follow - Access to Uninterrupted Power Just One Factor in Siting Data Centers
10 mins; October 29, 2024
I Was Made for Storing You - How Much Natural Gas Storage Capacity Does Alberta Really Have?
15 mins; October 28, 2024
Time to Say Goodbye - Chevron Trimming Non-Core Assets in Advance of Closing on Hess Deal
10 mins; October 25, 2024
Center of the Universe - The Midland Crude Oil Hub, Where Permian Pricing and Takeaway Converge
14 mins; October 24, 2024
We'll Be Together - To Meet Power-Demand Surge, Data Centers Increasingly Turning to Nuclear Power
15 mins; October 23, 2024
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Sandy's Legacy a Reminder That East Coast Also Faces Hurricane Risks
12 mins; October 22, 2024
Bad Moon Rising - Oil Producers Focus on High-Grading Crude Portfolio as Gas Price Impact is Minimal
14 mins; October 21, 2024
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Shell's Pennsylvania Petchem Complex Finally Firing On All Cylinders
12 mins; October 18, 2024
Love Is A Long Road - Carbon-Capture Projects Reach Major Milestones, But Not All The News is Good
13 mins; October 17, 2024
Black Cow - As the Oil Patch Matures, It Must Adapt To A Changing Opportunity Landscape
16 mins; October 16, 2024
Trouble - With China's Economy in the Doldrums, Is Global Oil Demand Growth Likely to Stall?
11 mins; October 15, 2024
Brave - Armed With New Growth Plans, Gulf of Mexico Drillers Endure Hurricanes And More
9 mins; October 14, 2024
The Long Road - More EVs Coming, But Forecasts For Sales Growth, Impact On Gasoline Demand Vary
10 mins; October 11, 2024
Lessons Learned - Difficulties in Bringing New Units Online at Vogtle Could Help Future Nuclear Projects
13 mins; October 10, 2024
Harness Your Hopes - How and Where Will U.S. Low-Carbon-Intensity Hydrogen Expand?
12 mins; October 09, 2024
Back Where it All Begins - Orla, Permian's Westernmost Crude Hub, Surrounded By Lower-Quality Oil
12 mins; October 08, 2024
Ready to Let Go - Are Gulf Coast Gas Storage Rates High Enough to Support Greenfield Projects?
11 mins; October 07, 2024
Union Man - Short-Lived Dockworker Strike Stalls Container Traffic, But Impact on Liquids Seen as Minor
13 mins; October 04, 2024
I’ll Be Around - CITGO Refineries to Be Bought by Amber Energy Seen as Survivors in Competitive Market
12 mins; October 03, 2024
Ready to Let Go - New Gulf Coast Gas Storage Coming Online, With Still More Capacity Being Planned
12 mins; October 02, 2024
Gimme Shelter - Wind, Flooding, Outages Add to Risks for Onshore Assets in Hurricane Season
15 mins; October 01, 2024
Bustin’ Out - EPIC Crude Pipeline Running at Capacity, Spurring Talk About a Possible Expansion
12 mins; September 30, 2024
I Guess (They’d) Rather Be in Colorado - Midstream Consolidation in the DJ Basin
9 mins; September 27, 2024
Do The Evolution - Longhorn Pipeline’s Flexibility Has Made It a Critical Conduit for Permian Crude
11 mins; September 26, 2024
Bad Moon Rising - Diversified E&Ps Rebalancing Portfolios to Crude Oil as Natural Gas Revenues Sink
15 mins; September 25, 2024
Shop ’Till You Drop - Is the Consolidation Trend Ending in British Columbia’s Montney Gas Formation?
12 mins; September 24, 2024
I Guess (They’d) Rather Be in Colorado - Upstream and Midstream Consolidation in the DJ Basin
10 mins; September 23, 2024
Ready to Let Go - Gulf Coast Gas Storage Activity Picks Up, and More Projects Are In the Works
13 mins; September 20, 2024
Bad Moon Rising - U.S. Gas Producers Remain Financially Sound Despite Red Ink in First-Half 2024
15 mins; September 19, 2024
Summertime Sadness - Is the Rangebound Summer Gas Market Heading for a Breakout?
10 mins; September 18, 2024
Harness Your Hopes - How Much Will LCI Hydrogen Help and Will Its Production Be Cost-Effective?
13 mins; September 17, 2024
Time to Shine - Importance of Colorado City Hub Grows as Crude Oil Flows to Houston Increase
11 mins; September 16, 2024
Just Can't Last - Unprecedented TETCO East Louisiana Premiums Not Likely to Stick Around
10 mins; September 13, 2024
Coming Back to Life - Carbon-Free Power Needs Could Bring Palisades Nuclear Plant Back Online
14 mins; September 12, 2024
Ready to Let Go - Rising Interest in Gulf Coast Natural Gas Storage Spurs a Slew of Projects
12 mins; September 11, 2024