- Blog
Save Room – Existing and Planned Natural Gas Storage Facilities in East Texas and West Louisiana
“Location, location, location” doesn’t just apply to residential and commercial real estate.
RBN’s Daily Energy Blog and Insights sharpen your energy IQ through fundamentals-based analysis that makes sense of North America’s energy market dynamics.
- Analyst Insight
Geopolitical Risk Premium Drives Surge in Crude Prices To Above $90/bbl
The start of March brought extraordinary volatility to crude markets. Multiple global benchmarks and regional grades posted sharp gains, with several trading at or near recent highs.
RBN Hydrogen Billboard
Hydrogen Billboard tracks the latest developments in the domestic and global hydrogen markets, filtering through the noise with an unbiased lens to deliver impactful hydrogen infrastructure and market analysis.
- Analyst Insight
U.S. Rig Count Up One to 551; Eagle Ford Leads Gains as Gas Rigs Retreat from Recent Highs
U.S. oil and gas rig count edged up one rig to 551 for the week ending March 6 according to Baker Hughes data, as gains in the Eagle Ford (+3), Permian (+1) and Gulf of Mexico (+1) more than offset declines in Appalachia (-1), the Bakken (-1), Haynesville (-1) and All Other (-1).
- Analyst Insight
Stratos DAC Project on Target for Q2 2026 Startup
Phase 1 of the Stratos direct air capture (DAC) project in Ector County in West Texas is in the final stages of startup and is expected to be online in Q2 2026, project developer 1PointFive said in an update posted on LinkedIn.
- Blog
Born To Be Wild – U.S. Propane’s Wild Journey from Lab Discovery to Vital Consumer Fuel
Propane has powered Olympic kitchens, lifted hot-air balloons across the English Channel and helped turn a quiet patch of southeastern Texas into the center of the NGL universe. It has also had many larger-than-life “wild” characters push the business forward.
- Analyst Insight
Q4 2025 Earnings Calls: Tourmaline Oil - Montney Outperformance Plus LNG & Data Centers To Tighten Gas Markets
Tourmaline's 2025 fourth quarter earnings call took place on March 5, 2026, and provided several insights into operational trends and the supply and demand balance in the Western Canadian gas market.
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How Soon Is Now – Short-Term Priorities Emerge as Global Demand for Natural Gas Heats Up
The world is hungry for more natural gas. But where will it come from and what are the biggest issues facing the market? Those are among the major questions addressed at GasCon 2026 and the focus of today’s RBN blog.
RBN Crude Voyager
The Crude Voyager is a weekly analysis of U.S. Gulf Coast loading activity that explains the ebbs and flows of crude loadings, destinations, and geopolitical issues impacting U.S. exports. It outlines the major paths for laden tankers hauling U.S. crude all over the world and reflects the change in tanker departures to the main regions that consume U.S. crude.
- Analyst Insight
Surprise Propane Build Driven by PADD 3 as Exports Fall
A surprise U.S. propane inventory build this week, driven largely by rising Gulf Coast stocks, while exports slipped below recent averages.
- Blog
Save Room – The Expanding Role of Natural Gas Storage in East Texas and West Louisiana
New and expanded natural gas storage facilities near the Texas/Louisiana border are coming online and being planned, mostly in response to the ongoing buildout of LNG export capacity along the Gulf Coast and new gas pipelines to those terminals.
- Analyst Insight
APA Playing the Long Game
On their 4Q and full-year 2025 earnings call, APA outlined a 3-pronged approach to driving value; high-grading their portfolio, reigning in costs, and developing additional drilling prospects.
