RBN Energy Blogcast
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Oceanfront Property - Gauging the Promise of the Newly Announced DeLa Pipeline
16 mins; April 22, 2024
This Must Be the Place - Enbridge Expands Corpus Christi Assets to Bolster Crude Exports
12 mins; April 21, 2024
If You've Got the Money, Honey - Investors Rewarded with Strong Returns Despite Dip in E&P Cash Flows
16 mins; April 18, 2024
Upside Down - Renewable Diesel Boom Sets Off Aftershocks in Soybean Oil, Used Cooking Oil Markets
13 mins; April 17, 2024
Here I Go Again - Pemex's Dos Bocas Refinery Still Facing the Startup Blues
15 mins; April 16, 2024
Texas Hold 'Em - Permian Pipeline Takeaway Constraints Loom As Basin's Oil Output Grows
11 mins; April 15, 2024
Take Me to the Water - New JV's Focus Is Moving Permian Natural Gas to LNG Export Terminals
11 mins; April 14, 2024
(The EPA) Drives Me Crazy - New U.S. Rule on Tailpipe Emissions Conflicts With Energy Reality
12 mins; April 11, 2024
Unintended Consequences - Plan to Boost E15 Gasoline Will Have Big Impact on Refiners, Retailers, Drivers
15 mins; April 10, 2024
Leader of the Pack - Deepwater Port License in Hand, Enterprise's SPOT at Front of Export Terminal Race
13 mins; April 09, 2024
Johnny B. Goode - Capital Discipline Resurrected E&Ps; Could Producers Now Backslide to 'Drill Baby Drill'?
15 mins; April 08, 2024
Patience - Navigating the Permitting Hurdles in a Race to Build the Next Deepwater Crude Oil Export Project
13 mins; April 07, 2024
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves - Short-Side Portfolio Players Seek to Turn the Tables on LNG Trade
11 mins; April 04, 2024
Good Enough - Most E&P 2023 Profits Dip To Solid Levels After Record 2022 But Gas Producers Struggle
17 mins; April 03, 2024
Bringing Waxy Back - Uinta Basin Waxy Crude on a Roll as Gas Takeaway Constraints Are Dealt With
10 mins; April 02, 2024
The Weight - Explaining the Bump in Heavier Crude Oil Production in Texas, New Mexico and North Dakota
17 mins; April 01, 2024
Wasting Away Again in Butane Blendingville - Making the Most of Butane in the Gasoline Pool
13 mins; March 31, 2024
Don't Blame Me - What's Causing Negative Gas Prices in the Permian and How Long Will They Last?
13 mins; March 28, 2024
Fear and Loathing, Encore Edition - With Brutally Bearish Fundamentals, How Low Could Natural Gas Prices Go?
15 mins; March 28, 2024
I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine - From Texas to the Northeast, Power Grids Prep for Total Eclipse
11 mins; March 26, 2024
Are You Gonna Go My Way - U.S. LNG Projects Face Steep Challenges in Replacing Coal Abroad
12 mins; March 25, 2024
Walls - U.S. Sees 45V Tax Credit Clearing the Way for Clean Hydrogen, But Barriers Remain
12 mins; March 24, 2024
For Whom the Pipeline Tolls - Approval of Enbridge Mainline Tolls Locks In Years of Shipping Cost Certainty
15 mins; March 21, 2024
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend - Is the Global LNG Market Headed for Oversupply and Lower Prices?
10 mins; March 20, 2024
Traveler - Supply/Demand Trends That Spurred a Gulf Coast Ethylene-to-Alkylate Project Hold Strong
12 mins; March 19, 2024
Gulf Coast Time - Making the Case for Deepwater Crude Export Projects
13 mins; March 18, 2024
Show Me the Way - Methane Intensity and the Sourcing of Natural Gas for LNG Exports
13 mins; March 17, 2024
Come Dancing - Which Permian Gas Pipeline Projects Have the Best Chance to Cut Down the Nets?
16 mins; March 14, 2024
Electric Avenue - In Efforts to Bolster Power Grid, ERCOT Seeks to Balance Reliability, System Cost
12 mins; March 13, 2024
Call and Answer - Trading Evolves as U.S. Crude Exports Secure Place in Global Marketplace
8 mins; March 12, 2024
Dance With the One That Brought You - E&Ps Trim 2024 Capex, Stalling Growth to Prioritize Free Cash Flow and Returns
14 mins; March 11, 2024
Tijuana Taxi - New Gas Pipelines From the Permian to Northwest Mexico Are Needed to Meet Demand
10 mins; March 10, 2024
The Long Way Around - For U.S. Exporters, Avoiding Panama, Suez Canals Comes at a Cost
12 mins; March 07, 2024
A Change Would Do You Good - Industry Groups Pitch Plenty of Alterations to Hydrogen’s 'Three Pillars'
14 mins; March 06, 2024
Ordinary Average Guy - EIA's Latest Approach to Weather Modeling Promises Forecast Improvements
14 mins; March 05, 2024
California Sunset - Scale, Shifting Focus to CCS Drive California Resources/Aera Energy M&A
12 mins; March 04, 2024
Just in Time - Chesapeake Counters Gas-Price Nadir With Output Slash, Innovative Inventory Build
14 mins; March 03, 2024
Fear and Loathing - With Brutally Bearish Fundamentals, How Low Could Natural Gas Prices Go?
15 mins; February 29, 2024
Even Flow - How Operational Flow Orders Help the Natural Gas Market Stay in Balance
14 mins; February 28, 2024
Reelin' in the Years - The Next Decade of the Natural Gas Market Balance
12 mins; February 27, 2024
He Is Not Yet Dead - Louisiana Court Ruling Gives Formosa Petchem's Sunshine Project a Ray of Hope
10 mins; February 26, 2024
Off To The Races - Sentinel-ExxonMobil JV Could Mean Big Things for Louisiana's Raceland Hub
11 mins; February 25, 2024
Kick Out the Jams - The U.S. NGL Production, Fractionation and Export Juggernaut Rolls On
16 mins; February 22, 2024
Gimme Three Steps - Additionality Rules Throw a Monkey Wrench Into Plans for Hydrogen Scale-Up
15 mins; February 21, 2024
Wind of Change - Reliability Efforts, Renewables Help ERCOT Tame Cold Snaps Three Years After Uri
17 mins; February 20, 2024
Follow Your Arrow - How Plaquemines LNG Will Impact Gas Availability in Southeast Louisiana
13 mins; February 19, 2024
We Just Disagree - Our Contrarian Take on Refining Capacity, Product Demand and Other Matters
13 mins; February 15, 2024
My Aim is True, Encore Edition - New LNG Export Capacity Upends Texas/Louisiana Natural Gas Fundamentals
14 mins; February 15, 2024
How Do You Like Me Now? - Who Are the Winners and Losers With Biden's LNG Permitting Pause?
18 mins; February 14, 2024
Top of the World - Is 2023 the Peak for Re-Exports of Canadian Heavy Crude Oil from the Gulf Coast?
12 mins; February 13, 2024
You Belong With Me - Diamondback/Endeavor Duo Challenges Taylor and Travis for Couple-of-the-Year Honors
14 mins; February 12, 2024
Catch A Wave - Texas GulfLink, Bluewater Texas Hoping to Catch Next Wave of U.S. Crude Exports
11 mins; February 11, 2024
Ahead of Ourselves? - Will There Be Enough Gas to Fill Mexico's New Pipelines to the Yucatán?
12 mins; February 08, 2024
Gimme Three Steps - Clean Hydrogen Rules on Deliverability to Pose New Challenges for Producers
16 mins; February 07, 2024
Another BRRIC in the Wall - Baton Rouge Refinery Set to Access More Crudes, Boost Exports After Modernization
10 mins; February 06, 2024
Heat of the Moment - High Gas Production, Historically Low Heating Demand Keep a Lid on Prices
13 mins; February 05, 2024
Keep on Dancing - Exploring the Drivers of Burgeoning Upstream Consolidation
16 mins; February 04, 2024
Smack Dab in the Middle - Williams Acquires Gas Storage Near the Heart of LNG Export Demand
13 mins; February 01, 2024
Start Me Up - Biden Administration Using Billions to Kick Domestic Battery Production Into High Gear
13 mins; January 31, 2024
Take Five - Gauging the Impact of the DOE's Pause in LNG Export Licenses
16 mins; January 30, 2024
Not Giving In - Is the G-7's Price Cap on Russian Crude Oil Exports Having Its Intended Effect?
12 mins; January 29, 2024
Back on the Borderline - Canada's Natural Gas Market Remains Mired in Oversupply at Midwinter
12 mins; January 28, 2024
My Aim is True - New LNG Export Capacity Upends Texas/Louisiana Natural Gas Fundamentals
14 mins; January 25, 2024
House of the Rising SUN - Sunoco LP's $7.3 Billion Deal to Acquire NuStar Energy
12 mins; January 24, 2024
Welcome to the Future - With Tier 3 Costs Sky-High, U.S. Refiners Consider Investments, Alternatives
10 mins; January 23, 2024
Take Control - More States Seeking Primacy Over CO2 Injection Wells to Bypass EPA Backlog
11 mins; January 22, 2024
Deep Water - Blue Marlin Offshore Port Stays in the Export Race with a Little Help from TotalEnergies
12 mins; January 21, 2024
Down in Mexico - New Pipelines and Power Plants Spur Ever-Higher Natural Gas Exports to Mexico
11 mins; January 18, 2024
Gimme Three Steps - Clean Hydrogen Rules Focus on 'Three Pillars,' Strict Approach to Hourly Matching
14 mins; January 17, 2024
Take It to the Limit - Bakken Production Growth Will Soon Test Infrastructure Limitations
13 mins; January 16, 2024
On The Hunt - Trans Mountain Expansion Will Pose a Test for U.S. Refiners in Need of Barrels
16 mins; January 15, 2024
Finally - After a Long Courtship, Gas-Focused Chesapeake and Southwestern Put a Ring On It
16 mins; January 14, 2024
Remove This Doubt, Encore Edition - High Court Ruling in 'Chevron Deference' Challenge Could Upend Energy Regulations
13 mins; January 14, 2024
Shall We Gather At The River - Distinguishing Gas Gathering Pipelines From Transmission And Why It Matters
12 mins; January 10, 2024
Texas on My Mind - Acquisition of Callon Petroleum Gives APA Much Deeper Roots in the Permian
11 mins; January 09, 2024
Someday We'll Be Together - Consolidation Trend Expands to the Gas Compression Services Sector
12 mins; January 08, 2024
Shock to the System - Alberta's Ethane Demand to Soar with Approval of New Dow Ethane Cracker
14 mins; January 07, 2024
Remove This Doubt - High Court Ruling in 'Chevron Deference' Challenge Could Upend Energy Regulations
13 mins; January 04, 2024
For the First Time in Forever - Trinity Constructing First Greenfield Gas Storage Project in Many Years
11 mins; January 03, 2024
Down To The Waterline - Michigan Gives Line 5 a Nudge, But Pipeline Still Ensnared by Controversy
11 mins; January 02, 2024
Let's Make a Deal - More on What Happens Behind the Scenes in Gas Pipeline Rate Cases
12 mins; January 01, 2024
Top 10 RBN Energy Prognostications for 2024: Year of the Dragon - Breathing Fire?
18 mins; December 31, 2023
Let's Make a Deal, Encore Edition - How Gas Pipeline Rates Are Really Set and Why You Should Care
11 mins; December 31, 2023
The Top 10 RBN Energy Prognostications - 2023 Scorecard
13 mins; December 27, 2023
On The Road Again - The Top 10 RBN Blogs of 2023: What It Takes to Move Energy Supplies to Market
17 mins; December 26, 2023
First I Look at the Purse, Part 2 - A Look at Total Shareholder Returns for Gas-Focused and Diversified E&Ps
14 mins; December 25, 2023
First I Look at the Purse - 2023 Shareholder Returns Rise for Gas-Focused E&Ps; Others Fare Less Well
13 mins; December 21, 2023
Get Ready, Encore Edition – Growth in NGL Production and Exports Drives Continued Build-Out of NGL Networks
12 mins; December 21, 2023
Empty Spaces - The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Is Slowly Being Refilled. How Much Is Enough?
16 mins; December 20, 2023
Let's Make a Deal - How Gas Pipeline Rates Are Really Set and Why You Should Care
11 mins; December 19, 2023
Welcome to the Future - High Cost of Gasoline Sulfur Specification Tests Refiners, Analysts
9 mins; December 18, 2023
Against the Wind - Capline's Volumes Making Strides Two Years After Reversal, But Headwinds Remain
12 mins; December 17, 2023
Beautiful Texas - Kinder Morgan Builds a South Texas Gas Network Aimed at Mexico, LNG Exports
11 mins; December 14, 2023
Time Has Come Today - How Will EPA's Methane Rule Impact the Certified/Differentiated Gas Market?
14 mins; December 13, 2023
Something's Gotta Give - Five Ways the Market Could React to Surging Renewable Diesel Output, RIN Generation
11 mins; December 12, 2023
Chasing the Crown - Our Take on Occidental's Planned $12 Billion Acquisition of CrownRock
11 mins; December 11, 2023
Can't Get Enough - Gulf Coast LPG Export Dock Capacity Maxing Out; What Happens to U.S. Markets?
14 mins; December 10, 2023
Take It Easy - E&P Shareholder Returns Stall Despite Higher Cash Flows As Caution Prevails
15 mins; December 07, 2023
End Game - Targeted Approach Could be Key to Success for Carbon-Capture Pipeline Projects
15 mins; December 06, 2023
Cold As Ice - Pending Closure of Everett LNG Terminal Poses Challenge for New England Gas Supply
12 mins; December 05, 2023