The pipeline open season is one of the most important aspects of the midstream world, regardless of whether the pipeline in question is moving natural gas or a liquid. But liquids pipelines operate quite differently from their gas pipeline cousins. They are regulated under a different law and face broader competition, giving them more flexibility in some respects but less in others. As a result, people who know gas pipelines well are often hopelessly confused when they first start dealing with liquids pipelines. In today's RBN blog, we’ll walk through how open seasons work for liquids pipelines and the role they play.
This is our third blog on open seasons. As a refresher, an open season is a competitive process in which any qualified shipper can bid for firm pipeline capacity. In Part 1, we explained the practice of conducting open seasons for capacity in energy pipelines, and gave a high-level explanation of the differences between natural gas pipelines and liquids pipelines, even though they’re both regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In Part 2, we did a deep dive into interstate natural gas transmission and storage facilities, including how they connect to precedent agreements and certificate proceedings.
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Normal Butane Premium over Propane Retreats, but Still on the High Side
The normal butane market in Mont Belvieu has been particularly volatile this year, rallying at the onset of the Iran war, retreating, then spiking again in mid-May before steadily easing over the following weeks.
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About the song
“C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)” was written by Barry White, C.C. Lemonhead, Jay Ski and Michael Phillips and appears as the first song on the album Get On Up and Dance by Quad City DJ’s. “C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)” is a 7-minute, 30-second dance music tour de force that is based on Barry White’s "Theme from Together Brothers” from the 1974 film Together Brothers. The song has been played at several major sporting events. Released as a single in February 1996, it went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Personnel on the record were: Jay Ski McGowan, C.C. Lemonhead (production, programming, sampling) and JeLanna La Fleur (vocals).
Get On Up and Dance is the only studio album released by the hip-hop group Quad City DJ’s. The album was recorded in 1995-96 at Da Junk Yard Studio in Jacksonville, FL, and produced by Jay Ski and C.C. Lemonhead. Released in June 1996, it went to #31 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. One single was released from the LP.
Quad City DJ’s are an American hip-hop group started by Jay Ski and C.C. Lemonhead, who worked together previously with Chill Deal, 95 South, and 69 Boyz. Singer JeLanna La Fleur was added to the group to provide vocals. They have released one studio album and four singles. The group also wrote and performed the theme song for the 1996 basketball film Space Jam. In 2015, they released the single “4 Minute Twerkout,” and in 2017 they released the single “What Happens Here Stays Here.” In 2021, C.C. Lemonhead put together a touring group called Quad City DJ’s.
"About the Song" -- written by Mickey McMahan , RBN Director of Musicology
