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Spot Henry Hub Hit Historic Low Prices in 2024


Let's Work Together - The Backstory Behind Phillips 66's $2.2 Billion Plan to Acquire EPIC NGL
At first glance, you might think that Phillips 66’s newly announced, $2.2 billion plan to acquire the EPIC NGL pipeline system, two fractionators near Corpus Christi and other NGL-related assets in Texas is just another logical step in the expansion of P66’s “well-to-market” NGL strategy — and yo
Higher U.S. Propane Prices Driven by Cold Weather and Inventories Draw Below Expectations
Plains Boosts Midstream Infrastructure with Bolt-On Acquisitions


Do You Realize? - The Inside Story of the Wholesale and Retail Propane Markets
In 2024, more than 9 billion gallons of propane were delivered to U.S. consumer markets, primarily for residential heating and cooking, with substantial volumes supporting the commercial, industrial, agricultural and transportation sectors.
Permian-to-Houston Crude Oil Flows Continued Rebound in August


Holding Out for a Hero - After a Long Slide, Alaska's Crude Oil Production Appears Primed for Rebound
Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil production has been sliding for years — decades really — but that is poised to change in the second half of the 2020s. Two long-planned ANS projects — Pikka and Willow — are slated to start up in 2026 and 2029, respectively.
NGLs Start the New Year With a Bang – Price 44% of Crude Oil, Highest Since 2022


Hit the Lights - Condensate Production Takes Off in Eastern Ohio's Utica Shale
The Marcellus/Utica is a natural-gas-and-NGLs play, right? Almost entirely, yes. But a handful of dogged, innovative E&Ps have been producing fast-rising volumes of superlight crude — better described as condensate — in the Utica Shale’s “volatile oil window” in eastern Ohio.