June 20, 2018 – Journal of Petroleum Technology

Is the Permian Barreling Toward a Breaking Point?

By: Matt Zborowski

The next year could spell trouble for operators producing oil in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

The Permian Basin currently has more crude than it can handle, and production there continues to grow at a steady rate month-over-month after surpassing 3 million B/D earlier this year, according to data from US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Pipeline takeaway capacity isn’t sufficient and won’t be until...

June 11, 2018 – Natural Gas Intelligence

Natural Gas Pipeline Constraints Destroyed Up to 4 Bcf/d in January Bomb Cyclone, Says RBN

By: Jeremiah Shelor

In January, when constraints sent natural gas prices skyrocketing during the “bomb cyclone” in the Northeast, the lack of pipeline capacity destroyed as much as 4 Bcf/d of demand as more coal and fuel oil entered the market, according to RBN Energy’s David Braziel, who directs finance and fundamental analysis.

Braziel, during a presentation in Boston at this week’s LDC Gas...