And Now It Begins – First Gas Introduced to the LNG Canada Liquefaction Plant

LNG Canada posted a notice on August 29 stating that “this week, LNG Canada expects to introduce natural gas to its Kitimat facility for the first time.

Permian Crude Oil Flows to Nederland End Q1 on a Higher Note

Crude oil flows from the Permian Basin to Nederland rebounded in March after two consecutive months of decreases.

Ethane Ships Say - Supersize Me! New Orders are for 1.5 million Barrel Capacity Ships

The size of ethane vessels has increased considerably in recent years, and this growth is anticipated to accelerate further with the addition of new, massive vessels to the fleet. The graphic below illustrates the historical and projected ethane vessel orderbook from the beginning of the ethane w

US Rig Count Posts Third Consecutive Decline To Close Month of August

US oil and gas rig count posted it's third consecutive weekly decline, dropping two rigs vs. a week ago and falling to 583 for the week ending August 30 according to Baker Hughes.

Canadian Drilling – Oil Rig Count Holding Strong, Gas Rigs Dull as Dishwater

For the week ending August 30, Baker Hughes reported that the Western Canadian gas-directed drilling rig count rose a single rig to 67 (blue line in left hand chart below) and five less than a year ago.

Linde to Build, Operate $2 Billion Clean Hydrogen Facility at Dow’s Path2Zero Project in Alberta

Linde will invest more than $2 billion to build, own and operate a world-scale integrated clean hydrogen and atmospheric gases facility at Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero Project (#32 in table on Page 5 and map on Page 6 in our latest

Jet Fuel Inventories Surge Above 5 Year Max

Gross refinery input for the total U.S. increased by 200 Mb/d last week, reaching 17.1 MMb/d and bringing capacity utilization up to 93.3%, the highest rate in six weeks. Motor gasoline demand rose by 100 Mb/d to 9.3 MMb/d, as inventories fell by 2.2 MMbbl.

West Virginia Gas Production Surges to New Highs After MVP Start

High production of natural gas in the U.S. has been a major factor in the low-price environment this year, causing a majority of 2024 Henry Hub futures contracts to expire below the $2.00/MMBtu threshold.

Propane Production Steady But Stock Build Slows

Total U.S. production of propane/propylene remained relatively steady, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), but the inventory build was lower than survey expectations.

Summer Blues - LNG Canada Partners’ Gas Production Pulls Back Further on Summer Maintenance

RBN estimates that combined natural gas production of the equity partners in LNG Canada fell 0.21 Bcf/d in July to 1.84 Bcf/d (combined height of the rightmost colored bars in chart below), 0.03 Bcf/d higher than a year ago and is the lowest for combined output since November 2023.

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