RBN’s Daily Energy Blog and Insights sharpen your energy IQ through fundamentals-based analysis that makes sense of North America’s energy market dynamics.


Save It For Later - Catalyst Recycling Gains as Refiners Focus on Profitability, Environmental Performance
Refinery distillation units separate crude oil into light, medium and heavy fractions. After that, refiners start performing chemical reactions using catalysts — materials that accelerate chemical reactions — to change the oil’s natural molecules into the forms needed in modern fuels.
Mountain Valley Pipeline Finally Complete After Years of Delay
Wink-to-Webster Maintenance in Rearview Mirror as Full Operations Restored
Rio Grande LNG Considering Fourth Train; Aramco Agrees to 20-Year Offtake Deal


Hot Fun in the Summertime - Texas, California Summertime Power Prices Moving in Opposite Directions
Texas and California are opposites in many ways, including their expectations for power prices in the summer ahead.
Explosive Crude Oil Import Surge
U.S. Propane Stocks Build 1.4 MMBbbl Less Than Industry Expectations While Exports Remain Strong

NATGAS Permian is a weekly natural gas fundamentals analysis focusing entirely on the key market drivers within the Permian basin. The report contains details and forecasts around natural gas production, demand, pricing, and a summary of pipeline outflows and capacities from the Permian to neighboring regions.
Enbridge and Plains Midstream Looking to Restart Bakken Export Pipeline to Canada


Shout (Let It All Out) - U.S. To Shut Northeast Gasoline Reserve After 10 Years, But Will Anyone Miss It?
The March appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed by President Biden to fund the federal government mandated the emptying of the federal gasoline reserve in fiscal year 2024, which concludes September 30, followed by its eventual closure.