With full service on Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline finally restored after the October 2018 outage, and continuing improvements to TC Energy’s NOVA System expected through the second quarter of 2021, natural gas takeaway capacity in the Western Canadian Basin finally...
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Energy Market Commentary // Pipelines
Power of Siberia Backing Out LNG Imports?
December 12, 2019 |
Gas demand growth in China has long been looked at as a reason for optimism for growth in the LNG market both in the US and globally. The recently completed Power of Siberia pipeline between Russia and China has...
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Permian Pipeline Constraints Creating Winners and Losers
November 12, 2019 |
With Gulf Coast Express (GCX) gas pipeline full and the next Permian pipe not expected until early 2021, Permian producers are right back where they started. Considering Permian pipeline constraints, flaring above base levels is likely to remain for...
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New PHMSA Pipeline Rule Puts Aging Gas Pipes on Notice
October 8, 2019 |
On October 1st the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) finalized new rules for natural gas pipelines that have been in the works since 2011. The new PHMSA pipeline rule has expanded the segments of pipes that require...
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West Texas Sour (WTS) Price Drivers
July 30, 2019 |
West Texas Sour (WTS) in the Permian has been trading at a premium of $0.16/bbl YTD 2019 to its lighter counterpart, WTI Midland. This is a reversal of standard relationships between light sweet crude and intermediate sour crude which...
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Can Bakken Resurgence Support New Pipeline Capacity?
June 26, 2019 |
Bakken oil pipeline capacity has become incredibly dynamic as companies attempt to capitalize on production momentum. On June 10, Liberty Pipeline, a JV project between TrueCo’s Bridger pipeline and Phillips 66, announced completion of a successful open season to...
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Environmentalists Support a Gas Pipeline
June 18, 2019 |
The environmental blockade of new pipelines into New York and New England may finally be coming to an end. In a rare move, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has come out in support of a gas pipeline project into...
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