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Combined Natural Gas Production from LNG Canada Partners Slips in June 2023
The Netherlands Remains Top Destination for VLCCs in July


You Never Even Called Me by My Name - 'NYMEX WTI' Is Not WTI: The Battle Over Crude Oil Quality
CME’s NYMEX light sweet crude oil contract in Cushing, OK, is not West Texas Intermediate — WTI. Instead, it is Domestic Sweet — commonly referred to as DSW — with quality specifications that are broader and generally inferior to Midland-sourced WTI.
U.S. Feedgas Demand Down After Incident at Columbia Gas Transmission
U.S. Propane Production Hits All-Time Record High


Money For Nothing - Competition Heats Up for Margin-Boosting Oil and Gas Mineral Rights
On average, the landowners and other entities that own mineral and royalty interests in producing oil and gas wells receive about 20% of the gross revenues generated by those wells — and do so without any responsibility for the significant costs and complications associated with well development
U.S. Gasoline Prices Jump 16.1 Cents/Gal in a Week, Following WTI Higher

NGL Voyager offers subscribers a comprehensive market analysis of natural gas liquids exports which are driven by fundamentals, and combined with the latest industry buzz. The report examines U.S. export trends for propane, butane and ethane, and includes port of origin, destination and volume.
Permian Crude Shippers Continue to Suffer - Houston WTI Drops Below Midland


I Was CCS When CCS Wasn't Cool - Carbon Capture Spurs ExxonMobil's Denbury Acquisition
A great deal of attention has been heaped on the carbon-capture industry over the past couple of years, from its inclusion in major federal legislation such as 2021’s infrastructure bill and last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, plus all sorts of recently announced carbon sequestration projects.