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Get Ready, Encore Edition – Growth in NGL Production and Exports Drives Continued Build-Out of NGL Networks
Since the start of the Shale Revolution 15 years ago, U.S. NGL production has increased by an extraordinary 260% to more than 6.5 MMb/d. And it’s not just NGL production that’s up sharply. So are exports of NGL purity products, especially LPG (propane and normal butane) and ethane.


First I Look at the Purse - 2023 Shareholder Returns Rise for Gas-Focused E&Ps; Others Fare Less Well
According to the World Wildlife Fund, the Javan rhino and the Amur leopard top the global list of most endangered species.
Tax Credit Rules Include The 'Three Pillars' of Clean Hydrogen


Empty Spaces - The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Is Slowly Being Refilled. How Much Is Enough?
It seems like everyone has an opinion about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and everyone is at least a little bit right.
Exports Could Rise to Avoid End-of-Year Crude Storage Tax
FERC Extends Timeline for MVP Southgate


Let's Make a Deal - How Gas Pipeline Rates Are Really Set and Why You Should Care
The rates regulators set for transporting natural gas on interstate pipelines are all-important. They determine how much it costs to get gas from A to B, whether new capacity can be funded, and serve as the bedrock of regional gas price relationships around the nation’s pipeline grid.