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.

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.

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.

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Permian-to-Corpus Crude Oil Flows Dip in June Despite Wink to Webster Downtime

According to the latest monthly data from the Texas Railroad Commission, crude oil flows from the Permian Basin to Corpus Christi declined slightly in June, decreasing by 19 Mb/d from May levels to 2.39 MMb/d (see blue line in the graph below).

Enbridge’s Line 5 Replacement Project Inches Forward With Wisconsin Wetlands Permit

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has agreed to issue a wetland and waterway permit, with conditions, to Enbridge for its planned Line 5 Relocation project in the state, the DNR said in a statement.

It Costs the Same To Move a Gallon of Propane 100 Feet as it does 11,000 Nautical Miles

The propane export market can sometimes do some strange things, especially when Gulf Coast dock capacity is maxed out. That has certainly been the case since midyear 2024.

Canadian Drilling – Oil and Gas Rig Counts Continue to Move Lower

For the week ending November 15, Baker Hughes reported that the Western Canadian gas-directed rig count fell two to 63 (blue line in left hand chart below), 10 less than one year ago, its lowest reading in seven weeks, and still very much in the 60s range where it has been since the start of July

US Rig Count Posts Small Decline After Three Weeks of No Change

Breaking a streak of three consecituve weeks of no change, US oil and gas rig count was down slightly for the week ending November 15, declining by one rig vs. last week to 584 rigs according to Baker Hughes.

Data Center Developer to Convert Former Printing Press into 100-MW site

The buildout of data centers across the U.S. has made competition for prime locations fierce, which has resulted in some developers opting to repurpose industrial buildings instead of building new facilities.

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