Louisiana Assets Resuming Ops After Hurricane Francine

Several oil and gas operators across Louisiana have restored service to at least some of their assets after Hurricane Francine made landfall on Wednesday. But commercial power supply has not been fully restored to affected areas which means there are still services offline.

Chevron to Boost Oil And Gas Recovery From Two Gulf of Mexico Fields

Yet another operator in the Gulf of Mexico is taking steps to boost oil and gas recovery from their existing fields. This month Chevron announced it started water injection operations at two of its producing facilities -- Jack/St. Malo and Tahiti.

1PointFive Advances Ector County, South Texas DAC Projects

September has been a big month for advocates of direct air capture (DAC), with significant developments announced for a pair of Texas projects being advanced by 1PointFive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental.

Projects to Expand Transco Capacity Proceed Across the East

Williams Co. applied for a temporary certificate from FERC on Friday to keep its Regional Energy Access Expansion project online.

Bye Bye Bye - GOM Platforms, Louisiana Ports Reopening Post-Francine

Hurricane Francine is no more after coming ashore in Louisiana on Wednesday (9/11) as a Category 2 storm that quickly weakened into a tropical depression. The storm moved into Mississippi (see map below) after moving through southeast Louisiana.

UPDATE: New NGL Infrastructure from Energy Transfer

Energy Transfer is expanding its NGL asset base in Texas with several projects. The company recently took FID on its Frac IX, a 165 Mb/d fractionator at Mont Belvieu, expected in service in Q4 2026. This adds to the existing capacity of Fracs I–VIII which totals 1.15 MMb/d. The company’s most r

Arbitrage Economics Tighten With High Terminal Fees

Exports are extremely important to the health of the US propane market. As shown in the chart below, the US exports 70% of its propane production. Most of these exports come from the USGC with roughly 40 Mb/d leaving via Ferndale, WA, and around 215 Mb/d leaving via Marcus Hook, PA. The remain

Most Texas Ports Have Reopened As Francine Bears Down On Louisiana

Most energy-heavy Texas ports that shut ahead of Hurricane Francine’s movement through the Gulf of Mexico had reopened by Wednesday (9/11) given the storm’s shifts further east toward New Orleans (see map below).

LOOP Halts Marine Terminal Operations Ahead of Hurricane Francine

The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) suspended operations at its offshore marine terminal Wednesday in anticipation of Hurricane Francine, according to a shipper notice.

APA Cashes In: $950M Deal Fuels Debt Reduction, Portfolio High-Grading

APA Corporation, the parent company of Apache, has entered into an agreement to sell $950 million worth of its Permian basin assets to an undisclosed buyer.

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