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Get Ready - 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.
Crude Exports Shift Into High Gear
December Gas Futures Post Modest Gain Despite Bearish Storage Report


You Can't Hurry Love - Moving Away From Coal, Can Michigan Add Renewables Fast Enough?
If it seems like the push for decarbonization has suddenly picked up the pace lately, Michigan provides proof. Home to the Big 3 automakers and for many the symbolic heart of U.S. manufacturing, its efforts to move away from fossil fuels have long been met with skepticism and resistance.
Port Arthur’s State Air Permit Revoked by the Court
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill


Signs of Life - Williams's Transco Corridor Expansions Give Appalachian Gas Producers a Way Out
Appalachian natural gas producers got good news earlier this month: Williams announced it was moving forward with the Southeast Supply Enhancement project, a large-scale expansion of southbound capacity out of the Northeast on its Transco Pipeline system.
U.S. Gasoline Prices Continue Recent Slide, Down 25 Cents Over Last Month


I Wish It Would Rain - Mayhem in LPG Export Market as Drought Cuts Panama Canal Traffic
U.S. Gulf Coast LPG exports are sky-high, averaging just under 2 MMb/d in October, with nearly two-thirds of those volumes bound for Asia — a straight-shot trip once a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) has passed through the Panama Canal.