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Two vehicles may look identical from the outside, but what’s under the hood can make all the difference. Today, we look at how the same principle applies to crude oil, as barrels that meet the same basic specifications can still behave very differently once they reach a refinery.
It’s no secret that rising prices for refined products have drawn scorn from consumers, businesses and politicians alike, but the market isn’t stuck indefinitely. Today, we look at how China could play a major role in stabilizing the global refined products market and help bring down prices.
The monthly and weekly Propane Billboard reports feature insightful commentary and analysis of historical and anticipated trends in the U.S with a deep dive into the propane supply and demand balance by PADD. It includes a custom 1-year forecast with commentary and analysis on emerging market opportunities.
The EIA reported a total U.S. propane/propylene inventory draw of 1.2 MMbbl for the week ended September 18, with essentially all of it out of PADD 3 and driven by rising reported exports.
Diesel cracks shifted into overdrive the last two weeks, leaving double-digit territory in the rearview mirror. As we discussed in our Crude Billboard for the week ended September 18, the diesel crack skyrocketed to a record high of $113.48/bbl on Wednesday, September 16.
Plains All American is buying Silver Creek’s integrated crude oil gathering system in the Powder River Basin for $585 million. Today, we look at how the deal could reshape flows around the Powder River Basin and strengthen Plains’ ability to move crude toward the Cushing, OK, storage hub.
The tanker bill keeps climbing for U.S. crude headed to Asia. As discussed in this week’s Tradeview and Crude Voyager reports, the cost of chartering a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) from the U.S.
Haynesville production fell sharply last week, reversing some momentum from the first half of September. Declines were spread across all areas in the basin and multiple pipelines.
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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.
In Western Canada the gas-directed rig count dropped by 2 to 62 rigs, while the oil-directed rig count fell by 7 to 132 rigs, for the week ended September 18, according to Baker Hughes data.
