- Analyst Insight
Waha Gas Prices Tank Amid Permian Highway Maintenance
Waha natural gas prices have plunged recently, as pipeline maintenance in the Permian constrains outflows.
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.
- Analyst Insight
Propane Expensive Relative to Crude Oil – Likely to Continue for 2025
The propane-to-crude ratio — a key indicator of whether the propane market is tight or soft — has been on a wild ride so far in 2025.
- Blog
Waxy and I Know It - Predicting the Uinta Basin's Productivity and Long-Term Staying Power
There’s a lot to like about the Uinta Basin’s waxy crude, but ramping up its production and use in refinery feedstock slates will require multimillion-dollar investments in rail terminals, special rail cars, heated storage, refinery equipment and other midstream and downstream infrastructure.
- Analyst Insight
US Oil and Gas Rig Count Falls To 575
US oil and gas rig count declined for the third consecutive week, falling to 575 rigs for the week ending May 16, a decline of two rigs vs. a week ago. Rigs were added in Appalachia (+1) and All Other (+1), while the Permian (-3) and Gulf of Mexico (-1) both lost rigs.
- Analyst Insight
Canadian Drilling – Turning the Corner on Spring Break Up
Rig counts have turned the corner on spring break up by rising in the most recent week. How fast will they recover this year?
- Blog
On the Road Again - Renewable Natural Gas Could Help Turn Cellulosic Biofuels Into a Success Story
Familiar corporate names like Cummins, Freightliner and Waste Management have joined forces with dozens of less-familiar public companies and startups to form what some might call a new U.S. industry.
- Analyst Insight
Tallgrass Proposes a Pipeline from Permian to Rockies Express
Tallgrass Plans to Build a Pipeline from the Permian to Rockies Express
- Blog
I Can See Clearly Now - As Hydrogen Market Evolves, Best Uses Will Focus on Cost, Sustainability
Hydrogen has a well-established, if limited, role in the modern economy.
RBN Crude Oil TradeView
Crude Oil TradeView provides up-to-date data and insights into the behavior of differentials for 33 crude assessments across North America. Each week, it also walks you through the reasoning of why differentials widen, narrow, flip (premium vs. discount), or blow out.
- Analyst Insight
Brent / WTI Spread Tightens to January Levels
The Brent/WTI arb narrowed last week to the tightest the spread has been since January.
- Analyst Insight
Alberta Gas Storage Close to Year Ago Levels, But Storage Deficit Primed to Grow As Gas Availability Tightens
Alberta gas storage is near the record high of last year, but is expected to dip further below year ago levels as LNG Canada begins to siphon gas supplies away from the market.
