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.
The Permian Basin has likely seen the last of negative natural gas prices for years to come, now that new pipeline capacity is in place. But how can we be sure? Today, we’ll highlight the importance of gas-flow analysis and pipeline modeling and preview our upcoming Natural Gas Master Class.
Enbridge has launched a non-binding open season for West Texas Express, a 2-Bcf/d pipeline to move Permian natural gas from the Waha Hub to near El Paso. It is aimed at meeting local demand for power projects, and potentially data centers, while also providing connectivity to other markets.
The Future of Fuels bi-annual report by RBN's Refined Fuels Analytics provides an in-depth analysis of the U.S. and global refinery industries, focusing on crude oil and fuel market dynamics, supply and demand, alternative fuels, refinery capacities, and price forecasts to help stakeholders navigate the evolving energy landscape.
U.S. oil and gas rig count gained four rigs to 595 for the week ending September 18 according to Baker Hughes data, as gains in the Bakken (+3), Permian (+1) and All Other (+2) outweighed one-rig declines in Haynesville and the Niobrara.
Hydrogen is taking on a broader strategic role in the global energy system, with energy security and industrial growth increasingly joining decarbonization as drivers of investment, according to the Hydrogen Council’s recently published report, Global Hydrogen Compass 2026.
As tariffs, trade restrictions and geopolitical tensions reshaped LNG flows, sellers were pushed to find new buyers, buyers had to find new suppliers, and traders had to find new routes. Today, we look at how this shift reshaped U.S.-China LNG trade and whether the change is likely to stick.
Transco's NESE is threatened by a permit vacated by the 3rd circuit court involving the New Jersey surf clam population.
After years of relentless balance-sheet repair, the upstream oil and gas industry may be reaching an important turning point in its capital-allocation strategy. Today, we review Q2 2026 cash allocation and analyze a trend that is far from uniform, revealing sharply different priorities among E&Ps.
Crude Oil TradeView provides up-to-date data and insights into the behavior of differentials for 33 crude assessments across North America. Each week, it also walks you through the reasoning of why differentials widen, narrow, flip (premium vs. discount), or blow out.
U.S. propane inventories posted a counterseasonal 1.4-MMbbl draw. Stocks remain historically high, but continued draws or below-normal builds could quickly narrow the surplus ahead of the winter heating season.
As discussed in this week’s Crude Voyager, the cost of moving U.S.
Wolf Midstream announced it is moving forward with a Phase Three expansion of its NGL North system in Alberta.
