TopicTitleFinal Blog Date
Oil  
PipelinesBuilding Crude Oil Pipelines8/22/16
SchedulingCrude Oil Scheduling11/14/19
RatesHow The FERC Sets Oil And Gas Pipeline Rates7/22/21
Crude by RailCrude-By-Rail2/5/13
Jones Act ShippingCrude-By-Water3/16/14
ExportsCrude Export Capacity5/10/22
Crude ShippingCrude Oil Vessels, Chartering, Loading, Costs12/3/17
Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC)VLCCs and U.S. Crude Oil Exports3/7/18
Reverse LighteringReverse-Lightering Crude Oil Supertankers12/10/18
Export EconomicsGulf Coast Crude Export Economics2/27/23
StorageCushing Storage 1013/13/22
Storage ValueThe Value Of Crude Oil Storage9/5/19
CushingCushing Storage Roundup12/19/18
SPRImpacts Of SPR Crude Oil Releases3/31/22
Floating StorageFloating Crude Storage2/1/15
Crude TypesBakken Crude Pricing6/7/12
BitumenBitumen Oil3/9/12
CondensateCondensates2/28/12
BlendingCushing Blending10/14/18
Quality BankCrude Oil Pipeline Quality Banks8/29/13
ContaminantsCrude Oil Contaminants6/28/23
Understanding Statistics  
Weekly Petroleum Status ReportCrude Oil Supply/Demand Balances, Inventories And Pricing3/15/17
Gas  
TerminologyNatural Gas Value Chain6/7/24
ProcessingNatural Gas Processing Economics2/15/18
Pipelines  
Transportation ContractsPipeline Capacity For Increasing Natural Gas Generation12/27/12
RatesHow The FERC Sets Oil And Gas Pipeline Rates7/15/21
Cost of ServiceFERC, Pipeline MLPs, and Income Taxes5/17/18
Government and RegulationRework of Oil vs Gas Pipelines5/6/21
PermittingU.S. Permitting Reform3/28/23
Construction EconmicsEvaluating Economics of a New Natural Gas Pipeline6/28/16
Flow DataFlow Data for Natural Gas Production10/20/15
Backhauls and Null PointsNatural Gas Pipeline Backhauls, Reversals And Null Points10/7/13
Contracts (NAESB)NAESB Standards/Force Majeure1/3/22
Operational Flow OrdersHow Operational Flow Orders Help The Natural Gas Market Stay In Balance2/29/24
StorageNatural Gas Storage Capacity8/22/21
Intrinsic and Extrinsic ValueNatural Gas Storage6/5/13
Storage Locations and TypesU.S. Natural Gas Storage Fundamentals4/8/13
ExportsLNG Exports Startup Process9/27/21
Export EconomicsU.S. LNG Offtaker Decisions5/12/20
LNG Shipping CostsLNG Shipping Costs, Netbacks, and the Decision to Cancel Cargoes10/12/20
LNG ShippingA New, More Competitive Era For LNG Shipping8/10/17
Degree DaysCooling Degree Days, Natural Gas Storage And Price6/11/12
NGL  
TerminologyNGLs, Condensates And Pentanes5/15/13
Value ChainA Propane Molecule's Journey to Mont Belvieu and Beyond8/27/2020
Gas BTU and GPMHow BTU Content And GPM Determine NGL Quantities8/9/12
Trading and DistributionTranslating NGL Deal-Making8/21/12
EthaneEthane Trading And Pricing8/5/12
Ethane RejectionRecovering Ethane When It Is Worth More As Natural Gas12/1/14
Ethane PipelinesEthane Price Implications Of Rejection Economics5/13/18
PropanePropane Trading And Pricing7/29/12
Propane HistoryFrom Lab Discovery to Vital Consumer Fuel3/5/26
Propane and Crop DryingPropane Corn Drying11/28/13
IsobutaneUses Of Isobutane12/26/13
IsomerizationIsobutane and Isomerization3/13/13
HeaviesTrading And Pricing Natural Gas Liquids7/26/12
NGL PricingTET versus Non-TET11/13/24
MidstreamNGL Production Growth Vs. Constrained Fractionation Capacity9/20/18
PipelinesConway Propane To Janesville, WI On MAPL8/23/12
SchedulingPropane; Scheduling NGLs On MAPL8/29/12
RailUnderstanding NGL Rail Transportation10/6/12
StorageNGL Storage in Salt Caverns8/6/20
ProcessingNatural Gas Processing Economics2/15/18
FractionationTexas Fractionation Capacity7/26/18
Frac SpreadNGLs, Gas Processing And The Frac Spread2/11/20
Steam CrackerRBN's Steam Cracker Feedstock Model1/22/17
ExportsUS Waterborne LPG Exports4/24/14
Refined ProductsRefinery Yields9/19/12
RefiningComplex Refining 1019/10/12
Refining MarginsDrivers Behind Refining Margins7/19/22
Butane BlendingButane Blending11/28/12
AlkylateThe Octane Boost In Gasoline Blending2/14/13
ReformateThe US Reformate Market3/9/14
NapthtaThe Market For US Gulf Naphtha From Condensate Splitters2/18/14
Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO)VGO Feedstock8/21/14
Jet FuelJet Fuel Market5/16/22
Fuel OilThe Gulf Coast Market For Fuel Oil9/18/13
Crack SpreadsCrack Spreads5/23/22
Diesel YieldUsing Hydrocrackers To Increase Refinery Diesel Yields7/2/13
Premium GasolineThe Widening Price Differential Between Premium And Regular Gasoline8/3/17
Turnarounds and ShutdownsRefinery Shutdowns4/22/20
Tier 3 SpecificationsTier 3 Gasoline Mandate1/25/23
PipelinesU.S. Refined Products Pipeline Networks6/27/22
Understanding Statistics  
Product SuppliedU.S. Gasoline Demand6/27/12
Global RefiningGlobal Refining Capacity8/14/22
HydrogenOld-School Hydrogen Production And Demand6/22/21
H2 Unit ConversionsConverting Hydrogen Units3/24/21
ProductionHydrogen Production Introduction2/10/21
EconomicsHydrogen Production Economics2/10/21
BlueBlue Hydrogen8/12/21
GreenGreen Hydrogen1/27/21
TurquoiseTurquoise Hydrogen4/7/21
HubsHydrogen Hubs4/3/23
PipelinesHydrogen in Pipelines5/17/22
RegulationHydrogen Market Regulations5/19/21
H2 in Power GenerationHydrogen/Ammonia Power Plants3/15/22
AmmoniaCo-Firing Coal Plants With Ammonia To Reduce CO2 Emissions3/15/22
Hydrogen Link to GasLinking Hydrogen And Gas Markets2/24/21
Fuel CellsHow Big A Role Will Hydrogen Play In Transportation?10/7/21
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)CO2 and Enhanced Oil Recovery8/2/21
ProductionCapturing CO212/2/21
InfrastructureThe U.S.'S Existing And Planned CO2 Pipeline Networks6/20/21
EOROpportunities For CO2 Sequestration Through Enhanced Oil Recovery6/1/21
CCS & CCUSCarbon Capture and Sequestration8/30/22
Alternative FuelsLow Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Alternative Fuels10/7/21
Low Carbon PoliciesLow Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Policies3/28/21
Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Renewable Diesel11/22/21
Renewable Diesel (RD)Renewable Diesel6/27/21
Biodiesel (BD)Biodiesel6/6/21
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)Sustainable Aviation Fuel8/10/21
E-FuelsElectrofuels (eFuels)3/15/23
EthanolEthanol Cutting Gasoline's Carbon Intensity5/12/21
E15EPA's Plan For Year-Round E15 Sales3/20/23
RIN PricingRenewable Identification Numbers (RINs)9/15/22
BioethyleneHow Bioethylene Fits Into The Energy Transition Discussion3/24/22
Renewable AlylateUsing Ethanol To Make Bioethylene, Renewable Alkylate, SAF10/11/22
Power  
Combined Cycle Heat RatesTurning Btus Into Kilowatt-Hours11/11/15
CoalWhere Coal Comes From and How It's Used10/17/12
Coal ExportsCoal Exports to Asia9/4/12
Coal to Gas SwitchingCoal to Gas Switching7/5/22
Spark SpreadCalculating Spark Spreads8/16/12
Fuel SwitchingHow Power Burn Is Driven By Plant Fuel Costs1/9/13
Renewable Power  
WindWind Generation6/24/21
SolarTexas Power Generation Capacity and Solar7/1/20
Duck CurveCalifornia Power and Gas Markets7/24/16
Renewables and the Power Grid  
West CoastEV Adoption and the U.S. Power Grid11/11/21
East CoastNew England Electricity Supply3/6/23
Wave EnergyWave Energy Projects9/30/21
Renewable Services SectorClean Energy Services2/17/22
NuclearThe Nuclear Power Sector6/5/17
FERC PowerFERC Coordination Of The Electric And Natural Gas Industries1/17/13