RBN Energy Blogcast
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Like a Rolling Stone - With Sanctions in Place, Russia's Oil-and-Refining Sector Faces a Slow, Steady Decline
11 mins; February 28, 2023
Houston Bound - Permian Crude Oil Flows Shifting from Corpus Christi to Houston
12 mins; February 27, 2023
Gotta Get Over - The Race to Debottleneck U.S. LNG Feedgas Routes
12 mins; February 26, 2023
It Don't Come Easy - As Focus on Methane Intensifies, Companies Face Key Challenges, Questions
11 mins; February 23, 2023
Still Not Dead - Petra Nova's New Lease on Life a Critical Test for Carbon-Capture Technology
17 mins; February 22, 2023
Man in the Mirror - Oilfield Service Results, Projections Reflect E&P Spending Patterns
13 mins; February 21, 2023
I Believe in Miracles ... Where're You From, You Waxy Thing - Uinta Basin's Waxy Crude Is on a Roll
13 mins; February 20, 2023
The Future's So Bright, Encore Edition - What's Ahead for Refined Products in the U.S. and Abroad
17 mins; February 19, 2023
Name Game, Part 2 - When it Comes to Forecasting the IRA's Full Impact, the Devil’s in the Details
11 mins; February 16, 2023
Sooner or Later - The Crude Oil Pipelines to Corpus Christi Are Filling Up. What Happens Then?
11 mins; February 15, 2023
Wouldn't It Be Nice - British Columbia's Montney Gas Play Revived with New First Nations Agreement
13 mins; February 14, 2023
The Future's So Bright - What's Ahead for Refined Products in the U.S. and Abroad
17 mins; February 13, 2023
The Final Countdown, Part 2 - RBN's Five-Year Natural Gas Market Outlook
10 mins; February 12, 2023
The Longest Time - For Carbon-Capture Projects, Storage Risks Require Decades of Monitoring
12 mins; February 09, 2023
Should I Stay Or Should I Go - Will Asia Start Pulling Large Volumes of LNG Away From Europe?
13 mins; February 08, 2023
The Contenders, Part 2 - To Survive DOE's Hydrogen Hub Cutdown, Certain Factors May Prove Critical
13 mins; February 07, 2023
Less Than You Think - New White House Guidance on Environmental Policy Might Have a Limited Effect on FERC
12 mins; February 06, 2023
What's It All About, Alky?, Part 3 - For Refiners, Are There Viable Alternatives to HF Alkylation?
12 mins; February 05, 2023
Just a Little Bit Better - 'Electrofuels' Could Play a Role in Decarbonizing Transportation
14 mins; February 02, 2023
Two of Us - Portfolio Players Take on Critical Roles in Rapidly Commoditizing Global LNG Market
14 mins; February 01, 2023
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Permian M&A Widening the Gap Between Major and Minor Players
11 mins; January 31, 2023
The Final Countdown - Bearish 2023 Gas Market Punctuates Last Throes of Shale Era Abundance
14 mins; January 30, 2023
Money, Money, Money - Canadian Gas Producers Pivoting Toward Greater LNG Price Exposure
12 mins; January 29, 2023
Whiskey Rock-A-Roller - Jack Daniel's and Jim Beam Will Drink to This: It's Time to Make RNG
10 mins; January 26, 2023
Breaking the Chains, Part 4 - Credit System Provides U.S. Refiners a Way Around Tier 3 Specifications
12 mins; January 25, 2023
Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Colorado E&Ps Learn to Deal with State's Tougher Rules
11 mins; January 24, 2023
Calling the Shots - Exports Are Now the Driving Force in U.S. Crude, Gasoline and Distillate Markets
13 mins; January 23, 2023
Music is Love - U.S. LNG, Underground Storage Help Save Europe From Another Tough Winter
11 mins; January 22, 2023
Stuck in the Middle With You, Part 2 - U.S. Outlines Criteria for Direct Air Capture Hubs
15 mins; January 19, 2023
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - Ethane Exports Driving Surge in Production and Infrastructure
10 mins; January 18, 2023
Over, Under, Sideways, Down - Energy Transfer's Gulf Run Pipeline Expands Critical Louisiana LNG Feedgas Corridor
14 mins; January 17, 2023
The Contenders - What We Know of the Secret List of Survivors of DOE’s Hydrogen Hub Cutdown
16 mins; January 16, 2023
Top 10 RBN Energy Prognostications for 2023, Encore Edition – Year of the Rabbit
16 mins; January 15, 2023
Breaking the Chains, Part 3 - Tier 3 Gasoline Specs Can Handcuff Production, But Refiners Have Options
9 mins; January 12, 2023
I've Come To Expect It From You - The 2023 Outlook for Permian Gas and Oil Markets
11 mins; January 11, 2023
What's It All About, Alky?, Part 2 - Could a Proposed EPA Rule Spur More Refinery Closures?
13 mins; January 10, 2023
When the Levee Breaks - Why U.S. Natural Gas Liquids Production is Surging
13 mins; January 09, 2023
Ruby, Ruby, When Will You Be Mine - Tallgrass Bid Breathes New Purpose into Languishing Ruby Pipeline
13 mins; January 08, 2023
It’s Growing - E&Ps' Investment Likely to Accelerate in 2023 After Steady Rise Through 2022
16 mins; January 05, 2023
If You’re Gonna Play in (South) Texas - You Gotta Have This Map in Your Hands
11 mins; January 04, 2023
Out of This World – Latest Cold Blast Sets New Records for the Canadian Gas Market
13 mins; January 03, 2023
Top 10 RBN Energy Prognostications for 2023 - Year of the Rabbit
16 mins; January 02, 2023
The Top 10 RBN Energy Prognostications - 2022 Scorecard
16 mins; January 01, 2023
I Want Security, Yeah - The Top 10 RBN Blogs of 2022: All About Energy Security
16 mins; December 29, 2022
Cover Me, Part 4 - EPA Proposal Brings Third Parties into Fight Against Methane 'Super-Emitters'
13 mins; December 28, 2022
Money - Shareholder Returns Reach Record Levels in Q3 as E&Ps' Cash Generation Remains Strong
15 mins; December 27, 2022
We Three Kings - Is U.S. LNG Development Cornered by the Big Three Developers?
11 mins; December 26, 2022
You’re the Ones That I Want, Encore Edition – DOE Is on Its Way to Selecting Hydrogen Hub ‘Winners’
12 mins; December 25, 2022
Don't It Make My Gray Methanol Blue? - Blue Hydrogen, Blue Ammonia, and Now Blue Methanol
11 mins; December 22, 2022
I Need You - FERC's New Spire STL Decision Helps Secure Future of Key Gas Infrastructure
10 mins; December 21, 2022
Where It's At, Part 2 - Timing Is Everything for Gulf Coast Gas Producers, LNG Offtakers
11 mins; December 20, 2022
You're the Ones That I Want - DOE Is on Its Way to Selecting Hydrogen Hub 'Winners'
12 mins; December 19, 2022
Jump In The Line, Part 5 - Sempra Will Soon Expand its LNG Export Capacity with Port Arthur LNG
11 mins; December 18, 2022
Ghosts of Pipelines Past and Future - Beleaguered Appalachian Gas Pipelines Would Reduce Emissions
11 mins; December 15, 2022
Walk on the Wild Side - The Refining Sector's Volatility Isn’t Over. It’s Just Beginning
12 mins; December 14, 2022
Wild, Wild West - Natural Gas Price Blowouts Signal Worsening Westbound Supply Constraints
15 mins; December 13, 2022
Safety Dance - Is It Too Soon to Celebrate Comfortable Winter Propane Market Conditions?
10 mins; December 12, 2022
Not What I Had in Mind - Are Canadian E&Ps Struggling to Meet the Rising Need for Oil Sands Diluent?
14 mins; December 11, 2022
Breaking the Chains, Part 2 - Tier 3 Gasoline Mandate Tests Refiners, U.S. Octane Production
8 mins; December 08, 2022
Cruisin' - Natural Gas Producers Shine In Another Sterling Quarter for U.S. E&Ps
17 mins; December 07, 2022
Crash and Burn - Why Did the Frac Spread Collapse? And What's Next?
12 mins; December 06, 2022
Southbound - What's Ahead for the Recently Reversed Capline Crude Oil Pipeline?
13 mins; December 05, 2022
What’s It All About, Alky? - How Refiners Would Be Impacted by EPA’s Proposed Rule on HF Alkylation
11 mins; December 02, 2022
Connection - Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Could Make EVs an Asset to the Power Grid
13 mins; December 01, 2022
Land of Confusion - Counterintuitive Premises at Heart of Debate Over RINs Policy
7 mins; November 30, 2022
Sunny in Seattle - Prolific Renewables Are Key to Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub Plans
12 mins; November 29, 2022
Where It's At - More Gulf Coast LNG Export Capacity Is on Its Way. Where Will the Feedgas Come From?
11 mins; November 28, 2022
Big Gun, Part 5 - British Columbia's Montney Gas Well Performance Continues to Soar
10 mins; November 27, 2022
Why, Encore Edition - What's Throwing the Distillates Market Out of Whack?
13 mins; November 24, 2022
Sitting on Top of the World, Encore Edition - Targa Built a Leading Midstream Platform in the Permian. What’s Next?
13 mins; November 23, 2022
Green Light - Oil Giants, Utilities and Private Equity Scoop Up Renewable Natural Gas Assets
12 mins; November 22, 2022
Buy Me a Boat - Will the Gulf Coast Soon Be Home to Floating LNG Export Capacity?
12 mins; November 21, 2022
Monaca - How Shell's New Steam Cracker Is (and Isn’t) Impacting Northeast NGL Markets
11 mins; November 20, 2022
Breaking the Chains - Steady March Higher for Octane Prices Driven by Demand, Tighter Supplies
9 mins; November 17, 2022
We Got the Power - With New Reliability Rules, Is Texas Ready for an Extreme Uri-Like Winter?
17 mins; November 16, 2022
Searchin' - EOG Again Seeks to Build Its Oil and Gas Inventory Organically, This Time in the Utica
14 mins; November 15, 2022
Come Back Song - Does a Slew of M&A and Drilling Activity Signal a Rebound in the Eagle Ford?
12 mins; November 14, 2022
The Mississippi, She’s A-goin' Dry - Low Water Levels Pinch Midwest Condensate Takeaway
12 mins; November 13, 2022
Straighten Up and Fly Right - Mega Rule Puts All Gas-Gathering Pipelines Under Federal Scrutiny
11 mins; November 10, 2022
The Big Bang Theory, Part 2 - A Decade After 'RINsanity,' Markets Not Immune to Future Price Shocks
12 mins; November 09, 2022
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Will Emissions Limits Force Canadian E&Ps to Reduce Production?
14 mins; November 08, 2022
Taxman - Frustration Over Gasoline Prices Revives Calls for a Questionable 'Fix'
12 mins; November 07, 2022
Keep It Comin' Love, Part 3 - Outlook for Permian Gross Gas Production vs. Processing Capacity
11 mins; November 06, 2022
Cover Me, Part 3 - U.S. Embraces Multifaceted Approach to Combat Methane Emissions, Advance Clean-Energy Goals
14 mins; November 03, 2022
Sitting on Top of the World - Targa Built a Leading Midstream Platform in the Permian. What's Next?
13 mins; November 02, 2022
Rocky Mountain Way - Can Clean Hydrogen Help Replace Coal in the Rockies?
11 mins; November 01, 2022
Why - What's Throwing the Distillates Market Out of Whack?
13 mins; October 31, 2022
Closing Time - Growing LNG Flotilla Has Big Implications for European Gas Market
11 mins; October 30, 2022
Stuck in the Middle With You - Hubs Seen as Critical Part of Carbon Capture's Evolution
13 mins; October 27, 2022
Roller Coaster - Another Wild Ride for Western Canadian Select-WTI Differentials
12 mins; October 26, 2022
With a Little Help From My Friends, Part 2 - U.S. Lithium Production and Processing Projects
12 mins; October 25, 2022
Forever and for Always, Part 3 - Alberta Advances Multiple Carbon Storage Hubs
13 mins; October 24, 2022
Philadelphia Freedom - Could a New LNG Export Terminal Be Coming to the Marcellus/Utica's Backyard?
10 mins; October 23, 2022
The Big Bang Theory - Lessons from the RINs Price Spike of 2013 And Why They Still Apply
11 mins; October 20, 2022
Keep It Comin’ Love, Part 2 - Permian Crude Leads Growth, But Will Gas Processing Capacity Keep Up?
14 mins; October 19, 2022
West Texas in My Eye - Diamondback Doubles Down (Again) on the Permian With FireBird Deal
10 mins; October 18, 2022
Heartland - Clean Hydrogen Hub Plans Taking Shape in the Midwest and Great Plains
11 mins; October 17, 2022
With a Little Help From My Friends - Can the U.S. and Its Allies Break China's Stranglehold on EV Batteries?
13 mins; October 14, 2022
Square One, Part 3 - Seismic Surveys and Well-Site Prep Set the Stage for Drilling
9 mins; October 13, 2022
And So it Goes - ERCOT, Texas Regulators, Permian Gas Supply, LNG and the Energy Transition
8 mins; October 12, 2022