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.
Canadian Drilling – Can This Get Any More Boring?


New Mexico - The Sour-Gas-Related Infrastructure of the Booming Northern Delaware Basin
The numbers out of Eddy and Lea counties in southeastern New Mexico are nothing short of staggering. Crude oil production at 2.3 MMb/d, or one-sixth of total U.S. output. Natural gas production north of 9 Bcf/d and rising fast. More than 90 active rigs — again, one-sixth of the U.S.
Dow to Delay Path2Zero Project for 1-2 Years
US Oil and Gas Rig Count Posts Small Increase as Total Count Climbs to 542


Return to Me - Increasing Gasoline Grade Differentials Draw Attention Back to the Octane Market
The last three years have seen historic changes in the U.S. octane market. The wholesale value of octane, the primary yardstick of gasoline quality and price, spiked threefold in 2022, followed by another year of high values in 2023.
90 BCF Injected in Lower 48 Natural Gas Storage


Let's Wait Awhile - E&Ps Worried About Oil Prices Keep Spending in Check as Acquisitions Boost Output
Although Labor Day has passed, most of the country is still enjoying balmy and relatively tranquil weather as we approach the onset of fall. However, a decline in crude oil prices since a mid-June peak has induced a profound chill in the boardrooms of oil and gas producers.
U.S. Propane Inventories Rise, Midwest Draws Down


Apples and Oranges - In Midstream Space, a Medley of Natgas and Produced Water M&A and IPOs
This summer, like the spring, winter and fall that preceded it, has seen a lot of dealmaking among midstreamers. And not just M&A and divestitures by the folks who gather, transport and process hydrocarbons but a major acquisition — and a rare IPO!