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Ready to Let Go - Players Are Making Moves in the Booming Gulf Coast Gas Storage Market
Rising demand for natural gas storage in the Gulf Coast region has spurred growing interest and investment.
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- Analyst Insight
Refinery Inputs: First Major Dip Since October
Net refinery inputs decreased by 280 Mb/d, and gross input fell by 220 Mb/d to 16.54 MMb/d, marking the first significant decline since the week ending October 4, when maintenance activities were at their peak
- Analyst Insight
U.S. Propane Inventories Draw Under Expectations as Exports Remain Strong
U.S. Propane inventories had a withdrawal below industry expectations by about 840 Mbbl while exports soared to levels seen in previous weeks and was above the 4-week average of 1.96 MMb/d.
- Analyst Insight
Gulf Coast, Midwest Hydrogen Hubs Receive $2.2 Billion in DOE Award Commitments
Two regional hydrogen hubs under development in the U.S. have received award commitments from the Department of Energy (DOE), a major step forward for each, the agency announced November 20.
- Analyst Insight
Canadian LPG Stocks - Propane and Butane Stocks Are Tight, But That Depends on Where
Canadian propane and butane stocks are tight, but that depends on where you are. Propane inventories in the East are tight, but average in the West, while butane stocks in the West are well below average, but well above average in the East.
- Blog
Give and Take - How the Forward Curve Influences Storage Volumes at the Critical Cushing Oil Hub
The small town of Cushing, OK, occupies a central place in the U.S. crude oil market thanks to its hundreds of storage tanks and numerous pipeline connections.
- Analyst Insight
Shell Restores Ops to Zydeco Segment in Louisiana Shut Last Week on Leak
Shell restored service to the 18-inch Houma-St. James, Louisiana, segment of its Zydeco system last Friday after shutting it because of a leak identified near its St. James facility early Wednesday.
- Analyst Insight
Offshore CHOPS Oil System Resumes Service After Turnaround
Operator Genesis Energy restarted its Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline System (CHOPS) on Monday after completing maintenance that had been delayed a few times.
RBN Propane Billboard U.S.
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- Analyst Insight
U.S. Crude Oil Exports Skyrocket to 16-Week High, Spurred by Production Outages Abroad
U.S. crude oil loadings surged to 4.6 MMb/d last week, an increase of 2.1 MMb/d (87%) from the previous week. Unplanned outages in Kazakhstan and Norway, totaling more than 1 MMb/d, spurred increased U.S. export demand.
- Blog
The Bridge - Southern Spirit Aims to Bolster ERCOT Power Grid While Preserving Its Independence
If all goes to plan, Texas’s isolated power grid will one day be connected to a pair of neighboring states via a massive transmission line called Southern Spirit.
