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WTI/Brent Spread has Crude by Rail on the Ropes

September 29, 2015 | Erika Coombs

Rail has been integral to moving Bakken crude out of the basin since 2012 when production very quickly outstripped pipeline takeaway capacity, causing differentials to blowout as wide as $49/Bbl between Bakken field prices and Brent. As designated by...
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Putin vs Coal: The European Gas Market Showdown

September 24, 2015 | BTU Analytics

With Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG Terminal expected to export its first cargo in December and the slowdown in Asian economies, the market has started to look towards Europe to help absorb excess US natural gas. With limited demand...
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Are Low Oil Prices Gas and NGLs’ Savior?

September 22, 2015 | Erika Coombs

The US energy market has been buzzing with low crude prices and anticipation of pipeline projects out of the Northeast to support a highly constrained gas market. However, it is important to take a look at gas outside of...
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The SCOOP and STACK Plug Along

September 17, 2015 | Andrew Bradford

With so much bad news in the energy press these days – and I can go on about CFOs ‘leaving for personal reasons’, debt redeterminations, equity dilutions, stock exchange delistings, forced asset sales and lay-offs – it is refreshing...
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More Gathering Needed in Dry Utica

September 16, 2015 | Kathryn Downey Miller

Williams and Chesapeake Energy announced new contract last week for gathering services in the Haynesville and Utica meant to incentivize continued development in both plays. Last week our commentary discussed prospects for the Haynesville as evolving drilling and completion...
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Hoedown or Slow Down in the Haynesville?

September 11, 2015 | Matthew Hoza

Excitement surrounding the Haynesville seems to be growing again thanks to some impressive reports of well performance by Comstock, Chesapeake, and Exco. So much so, that Comstock’s stock price tripled after its second quarter earnings call. So what’s the...
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Are New Completion Designs Altering First Year Bakken Declines?

September 8, 2015 | BTU Analytics

Not all wells behave the same. This statement may seem pretty obvious, but it still begs the question: what kind of range makes up ‘average’ well performance in a region? As producers are touting continued improvements in completion designs,...
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