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... Braziel Here at RBN, we have an often repeated view that the flood of oil and gas being produced from unconventional ... to one of surplus. That is great news. But just down the road there are potential problems developing – ... this series. Here at RBN, we generally go out of our way to separate ourselves from policy issues. Our expertise ...
David Braziel - Published January 23, 2014
Jacob Arrell Oil and gas production in the Shale Era is a refined, controlled process — and a far ... “X” on the map, send in the rig and drill straight down. If you do that in just the right place in a ... rock that’s not too dense for them to flow if given a way out.) The main risk to drilling for porous formations ...
Jacob Arrell - Published March 2, 2023
... about NGL storage in Mont Belvieu and Conway. Those are the big underground storage caverns washed out of salt ... with both BNSF and Union Pacific (UP), making it an ideal way station between the two rail systems. Salt in Arizona ... Ore Company leased 320 acres west of Phoenix with a down payment of $93.00. Through his drilling and exploration ...
Callie Mitchell - Published November 5, 2012
Rick Smead The energy market has been in chaos for some time. Even ... carbon footprint. (For more on carbon capture, see our Way Down in the Hole series.) (3) Seeking opportunities to ...
Rick Smead - Published May 3, 2022
Jason Lindquist Prior to the adoption of the assembly line, automotive production was ... We’ve written extensively about carbon capture (see our Way Down in the Hole series), looking at everything from the ...
Jason Lindquist - Published October 27, 2022
Jason Ferguson The first Saturday in May is only a couple of days away, so ... to actual dollars bet, but we don’t want to go too far down the rabbit hole on that one. Just know that the final ... could be in place faster than those extending all the way to the Katy area. We show Energy Transfer’s entrant, ...
Jason Ferguson - Published May 4, 2022
John Auers Over the next couple of years — and the next couple of decades ... slowdown. These trends will likely bring refining margins down considerably from current elevated levels in the short- ... a lack of new capacity start-ups after 2024 will pave the way for a more bullish long-term outlook. Check out RBN's ...
John Auers - Published February 13, 2023
Callie Mitchell Over the next five years, production of natural gas liquids ... is needed. In this first installment we’ll go all the way back to the origin of NGL salt storage. All the way back ... dissolved on purpose to create a cavity for storing LPGs down there? His boss thought it was a good idea and told ...
Callie Mitchell - Published October 4, 2012
John Auers Over the next couple of years — and the next couple of decades ... slowdown. These trends will likely bring refining margins down considerably from current elevated levels in the short- ... a lack of new capacity start-ups after 2024 will pave the way for a more bullish long-term outlook. Check out RBN's ...
John Auers - Published February 19, 2023
Housley Carr A number of indicators suggest that the energy slump that started in the latter half of 2014 has ... For the past three years, it’s been a mostly-down rollercoaster, that’s for sure. Pre-price-crash in ... at $53.99/bbl and Henry Hub gas stood at $2.63/MMbtu—way above the lows hit during the first quarter of 2016, but ...
Housley Carr - Published February 26, 2017
Sandy Fielden The Bentek Eagle Ford crude oil production outlook back in ... Matters”. Despite the complicated title, it boiled down to a simple premise. If we look back to see what folk ... from 900 Mb/d to 1.5 MMb/d in just two years. Along the way a lot more of that crude production turned out to be ...
Sandy Fielden - Published June 2, 2013
Rick Smead After the catastrophic experience of Winter Storm Uri in February ... issues be understood and addressed at once — and in a way that doesn’t bore us all to tears? In today’s RBN ... or of a guy jumping off a tall building and, halfway down, saying “so far, so good”? And if it turns out that ...
Rick Smead - Published October 12, 2022
... some 4 MMb/d of transportation and heating fuels to the U.S. East Coast, most of it from Gulf Coast refineries. ... the same: to make distribution more efficient and to hold down the per-barrel cost of delivery. Today, we conclude our ... the use of eminent domain to establish their rights of way. First, let’s look at that recently suspended project, ...
Housley Carr - Published April 5, 2016
Jason Lindquist As a piece of legislation makes its way through Congress, the name it’s given can say a lot about its overall ... capture and sequestration (CCS), as we discussed in Way Down in the Hole, Part 5 . The wide-ranging BBBA also ...
Jason Lindquist - Published August 4, 2022
Rusty Braziel There is a fundamental difference in the way value is established in renewable, decarbonized ... the California Air Resources Board (CARB). It really comes down to this: Deliver low-CI energy within the guidelines, ...
Rusty Braziel - Published June 5, 2022
... sure those emissions stay put away for good, even if the odds of a significant leakage are considered remote. In ... the technology involved — major themes discussed in our Way Down in the Hole series. We’ve written a lot about why a ...
Jason Lindquist - Published February 9, 2023
Housley Carr The crude oil storage and distribution hub in the small town ... domain of integrated oil majors, which used Cushing as a way station between their producing basins and their ... and ‘70s, most of the refiners had long since closed down — the last, owned by Hudson Oil Co., stopped operating ...
Housley Carr - Published August 22, 2018
Jason Lindquist Back in the early days of the Space Race, popular culture envisaged ... sequestration (CCS), a process we have discussed in our Way Down in the Hole series. CES has been working to advance its ...
Jason Lindquist - Published January 27, 2022
... unveiled to build offshore crude export terminals along the Gulf Coast that would be capable of fully loading Very ... While the 2-MMbbl VLCCs are by far the most cost-efficient way to haul crude to Asia, their gargantuan physical ... Orla, Wink South, Midland, Crane and McCamey points down to the Corpus Christi/Ingleside area. Partial operation ...
Housley Carr - Published August 15, 2018
Callie Mitchell Over the past five years, the production of natural gas liquids ... a deep dive into the history of NGL storage — all the way back to Smoky Billue. NGL Storage Recap We’ve ... storage frequently, including in a Backstage Pass Drill Down report ( Wild Ride - What’s Driving NGL Prices ) and, ...
Callie Mitchell - Published August 6, 2020