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- Analyst Insight
Natural gas production in the Permian fell by 0.5 Bcf/d on Sunday as freezing temperatures swept through New Mexico and West Texas. However, production is still higher than during any previous January.


- Blog
Any Way You Want It - Gas Market Players Seek Optionality With New Gulf Coast Pipelines
Natural gas production in the Permian is still on a roll — increasing so fast that midstream infrastructure can barely keep up. But producers, marketers and shippers want more than new takeaway capacity.
- Analyst Insight
US Rig Count Drops To 580 On Losses In Bakken, Gas Directed Rigs Fall Below 100
US oil and gas rig count declined for the second consecutive week, falling to 580 for the week ending January 17 - a decline of four vs. a week ago according to Baker Hughes.
- Analyst Insight
Storage Surplus Disintegrates as Natural Gas Futures Soar
The gas storage surplus to the five-year average is shrinking and is poised to become a deficit in the coming weeks. Accordingly, futures prices recently have reached their highest levels in two years.
- Analyst Insight
Canadian Drilling – Rig Counts Push Higher into the Heart of the Winter Drilling Season
Canadian oil and gas rig counts pushed higher after the holiday break and with the winter drilling season now in full swing.
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First-of-its-kind Map Shows Potential for Geologic Hydrogen in U.S.
The first map showing the prospective locations of naturally occurring geologic hydrogen resources in the contiguous U.S. was published Friday by the U.S. Geologic Survey.
- Analyst Insight
Permian-to-Corpus Crude Oil Flows Rebounded to Record Levels in August
Crude oil flows from the Permian Basin to Corpus Christi reached record highs in August 2024, climbing 73 Mb/d from July to reach 2.43 MMb/d.


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Something Good Coming - Gas Producers Outperform as Investors See Clouds Breaking on the Horizon
There’s an old saw that pessimists are optimists with experience. That may be one reason the post-election burst of investor enthusiasm that briefly drove most E&P stocks higher soon evaporated for oil-focused producers under the weight of eroding prices and uncertainty about future demand.
- Analyst Insight
Ouch! Western Canada’s Natural Gas Cash Prices Struggle Despite Near Continent-Wide Cold Snap
Even with natural gas prices roaring elsewhere because of widespread cold weather in North America, AECO cash prices remain largely in the dumps and not participating in the recent price rally.
- Analyst Insight
Cold Weather Pushes Northeast Natural Gas Demand Higher
Northeast weather shifted colder last week, causing demand to move higher. But warmer weather is predicted for next week.