Atlas

A first-of-its-kind frac sand logistics solution set to debut in the Permian Basin later this year may help transform the way proppant is delivered to support hydraulic fracturing operations there. If it works as advertised, it will represent another advance in the streamlining of oil and gas production in the U.S.’s most prolific shale play. In today’s RBN blog, we‘ll explore how Atlas Energy Solutions aims to mechanize the delivery of sand to crude-oil-focused well sites in the Permian. 

While uncertainties remain about the future of U.S. hydrocarbon production in a time of low oil prices, natural gas producers in the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford have made it clear they will continue to need more gas processing capacity. After all, the oil price slide has led many producers to shift their focus to sweet spots in the best, liquids-rich shale plays that produce crude, associated gas and natural gas liquids. There are two ways to add gas processing capacity—build it or buy it—and, with demand for processing capacity in the Permian and Eagle Ford potentially still rising, Targa Resources is doing both. Today we continue our look at gas processing plants, NGL pipelines and fractionators in two key NGL production plays near Mont Belvieu, TX, the center of the NGL world.