Outflows of natural gas from the Permian basin were down for the week ending June 1 relative to the prior week, driven by lower outflows to the East and North. Outflows to the East averaged 12.9 Bcf/d, down 0.1 Bcf/d week-on-week. Reported outflows on Eastbound greenfield pipelines: Gulf Coast Express, Permian Highway, Whistler, and Matterhorn Express were all strong. Waha cash prices remain deeply negative but there was no major movement in prices indicating an outage. Outflows to the North averaged 1.8 Bcf/d, down 0.1 Bcf/d, driven primarily by lower outflows on ONEOK WesTex.
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