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2022 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
February 9, 2022 Way Down in the Hole: Energy transition, clean-energy goals set the stage for carbon capture’s growing importance
April 21, 2022 Brand New Day: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Upends Energy Markets, Heightens Call for More LNG Production
June 8, 2022 Spotlight: Western Midstream Partners
July 27, 2022 Almost Paradise: The Evolution of ESG in the Energy Industry
August 30, 2022 Way Down in the Hole (Part 2): Incentives, Technology Have Carbon Capture Poised for Global Breakout

2021 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
April 5, 2021 Spotlight: TC Energy Corp. - Company Challenged to Refocus Growth Plans After KXL Setback
April 14, 2021 I Want You to (Refine) Me - Canada’s Refining Sector
August 18, 2021 Back to Zero - Appalachia’s Dwindling Natural Gas Pipeline Takeaway Capacity
August 31, 2021 Spotlight: Plains All American – Plains Targets Long-Term Growth from Key Permian Infrastructure
September 14, 2021 Crossroads – The Way Forward for North American LNG Exports
November 22, 2021 Renewable Diesel’s Advantages Put It in the Driver’s Seat
December 8, 2021 Spotlight: Kinder Morgan, Inc.
December 27, 2021 For Alternative Transportation Fuels, a Road Crowded with Possibilities

2020 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
January 29, 2020 40 Miles From Denver - Crude Gathering In The D-J Basin
February 19, 2020 Spotlight: NuStar Energy: Strong Permian Assets Support Growth in EBITDA
March 11, 2020 Steady As She Goes? - Assessing the Future of U.S. LNG Exports
May 7, 2020 Dakota - Bakken Crude Gathering Systems In Tough Times
June 8, 2020 Spotlight: Targa Resources’ Integrated Infrastructure To Sustain Profits Despite E&P Meltdown
August 24, 2020 Undone - Global Market Weakness Rattles U.S. LNG Exports
September 15, 2020 Spotlight: Enbridge, Inc. – Midstream Giant Continues Shift to Regulated Pipeline/Utility Business Model
December 4, 2020 Spotlight: Pembina Pipeline Corp. – Canadian Midstreamer Follows Expansion Spree with Financial Discipline

2019 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
February 27, 2019 Rocky Mountain High? - A Report On The Niobrara
May 6, 2019 Let It Flow - The Rise of U.S. LNG Exports
August 20, 2019 Have It All (Part 1) - Midland Crude Oil Gathering And Shuttle Systems
September 25, 2019 Have It All (Part 2) - Delaware Basin Crude Gathering And Shuttle Systems
November 12, 2019 Get Me Out Of Here - Expanding Outlets For Western Canadian Gas Supply

2018 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
January 8, 2018 Upside Down: Will the Low-Production, High-Price Condensate Market Flip Again?
February 28, 2018 Splish Splash - Water Challenges Permian Growth
March 20, 2018 The Shape I’m In - Western Canadian Crude Price Collapse
May 23, 2018 Fight ‘Em ‘Til You Can’t – The Battle for Gas Market Share
June 19, 2018 Down Louisiana Way - Emerging Bottlenecks In The Bayou State
August 2, 2018 Hell In Texas - Permian Gas Takeaway Headed For Capacity Wall
September 19, 2018 Wild Ride - What’s Driving NGL Prices And Differentials?
October 30, 2018 Dog Days Are Over? - Appalachia’s Changing Role As U.S. Natural Gas Supplier
November 28, 2018 Deep Water - The Race To Build VLCC-Ready Terminals
December 19, 2018 Oklahoma Swing - The Cushing Crude Hub

2017 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
February 6, 2017 I Saw Miles and Miles of Texas - Part 4: Texas Natural Gas Pipeline Flows, Capacity and Pricing
February 27, 2017 Will Natural Gas Production in the SCOOP/STACK be OK?
May 1, 2017 With A Permian Well, They Cried More, More, More: Capacity Constraints Loom Large For Permian Crude Oil, Natural Gas And NGLs
June 5, 2017 Spotlight: Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) - Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines & Services
June 27, 2017 With A Permian Well, They Cried More, More, More - Part 2: Natural Gas Takeaway May Become A Bigger Problem For Producers Than Crude Constraints
July 5, 2017 Spotlight: Enterprise Product Partners (EPD) - Part Two: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines and Services; Petrochemical & Refined Products Services
September 6, 2017 Spotlight: Plains All American (PAA)
September 13, 2017 With A Permian Well, They Cried More, More, More - Part 3: Permian NGLs, Plants & Pipelines
November 15, 2017 Hot Legs! Crude Oil Shuttle Pipelines And Gathering Systems In The Permian
December 20, 2017 Spotlight: EnLink Midstream

2016 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
January 27, 2016 Born in the U.S.A.: The Potential for Duplicating America’s Shale Success Overseas
February 23, 2016 Spotlight: DCP Midstream Partners - We Get Back Up Again
March 28, 2016 The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY: The Dynamics of U.S. Production Declines and Eventual Rebound
May 9, 2016 Slow Train Coming: What’s Ahead for Crude-By-Rail
May 11, 2016 Spotlight: Energy Transfer Partners Part 1 - Natural Gas Pipeline and Storage
July 19, 2016 Spotlight: Energy Transfer Partners Part 2 - Midstream and Liquids
July 26, 2016 I Saw Miles and Miles of Texas - Part 1
September 7, 2016 Spotlight: Enable Midstream Partners
October 6, 2016 I Saw Miles and Miles of Texas - Part 2
November 22, 2016 I Saw Miles and Miles of Texas - Part 3
December 19, 2016 Spotlight: MPLX LP

2015 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
Monday January 26, 2015 It Don't Come Easy - Low Crude Prices, Producer Breakevens, and Drilling Economics
Wednesday March 4, 2015 I’ll Take You There: NGL Infrastructure in the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford
Monday April 20, 2015 Join Together With Demand: The Who and How of Marcellus/Utica Midstream
Tuesday May 19, 2015 Please Come to Boston: New England’s Ongoing Gas-Supply Dilemma
Monday June 15, 2015 It's Not Supposed To Be That Way: Ethane, Propane and NGL Infrastructure, Part 1
Thursday July 16, 2015 It's Not Supposed To Be That Way: Ethane, Propane and NGL Infrastructure, Part 2
Monday August 17, 2015 LNG is a Battlefield: The Coming War for Global Market Share
October 6, 2015 Next to You: A Transformation in Propane Markets
November 3, 2015 Stairway to Houston: Infrastructure Response to Shale Era Crude Supply Transformation
November 24, 2015 With a Little Help from My Friends: Big Changes in Mexico / U.S. Energy Interactions
December 17, 2015 Spotlight: ONEOK Partners - No Sleep Till Bushton
December 29, 2015 Corpus Christi Bay: South Texas’ Crude Window on the World

2014 Drill-Down Reports

Publication Date Topic
Wednesday January 8, 2014 Crude by Rail 2014 – I’ve Been Working On the Railroad
Monday January 27, 2014 Condensates, Like a Box of Chocolates – Understanding Condensate Markets
Monday February 17, 2014 The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades – Market Outlook for Crude, NGLs & Gas
Monday March 17, 2014 Rock the Boat, Don’t Rock the Boat - Impact of the Jones Act on U.S. Crude Oil Markets
Monday April 14, 2014 I’m Waiting For The Crude - Gulf Coast Crude Terminals & Storage
Monday May 19, 2014 Stacked Deck: Why Producers Like their Odds in the Permian
Monday June 23, 2014 Go Your Own Way: Moving Western Canadian Bitumen to Market
Monday August 4, 2014 Tailgate Blues - Natural Gas Processing Economics
Monday September 22, 2014 What's Crackin' with Steam Crackers - Petrochemical Markets, Feedstock Selection, and NGL Prices
Monday October 20, 2014 Houston, We Have a Problem: An Oil Storage Shortfall on the Horizon
Wednesday November 19, 2014 50 Ways to Leave the Marcellus: The Race to Increase Gas Take-Away Capacity
Monday December 15, 2014 Blinded by the Lights – Finding Markets for U.S. Field and Plant Condensate