Northeast Texas is increasingly a key conduit for natural gas supply pushing toward rising Gulf Coast LNG demand. The region’s supply is poised to surge over the next decade, driven by new inflows from the Permian and rising local production, including from the emerging Western Haynesville play.

One of the biggest questions surrounding Venezuela centers on its now-moribund oil sector, which has suffered from decades of neglect. It’s widely understood that a recovery will take time, but there are some concrete steps that could boost production in the short, medium and long term. 

The U.S. is on the brink of a major transformation in refined products. New pipelines into the Desert Southwest and connecting out to California, along with refinery shutdowns along the West Coast, are poised to usher U.S. refiners into a new era shaped by consolidation, efficiency and market power. 

Utah legislators seeking to lower the state’s at-the-pump tax on gasoline and diesel have proposed a tax of up to 24 cents on every gallon of motor fuel produced at Utah’s five refineries. That has raised the ire of refiners and out-of-state consumers of Utah-sourced fuels, who cite several reasons why the move would be a mistake.

The U.S. has been drilling for oil and gas for more than 160 years, and what to do with those wells once they are no longer productive has long been an issue, as they can also be significant emitters of methane, a major greenhouse gas. Today, we discuss a new approach that aims to address both issues.

The retail propane market delivers 9 billion gallons to U.S. consumers annually, with its heart anchored in “mom-and-pop” retailers serving rural and small-town communities. These small, owner-operated businesses know their customers, regions, and challenges. 

The six states in EIA’s PADD 1C subregion — Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia — consume massive volumes of refined products but produce very little themselves. That dichotomy spurred a multi-decade buildout of highly efficient pipeline, marine and trucking networks.

Florida is the nation’s fourth-largest consumer of natural gas, and its consumption has tripled since 2000, mostly due to the development of nearly 30 GW of new gas-fired power plants. In today’s RBN blog, we examine the state’s remarkable growth and whether additional pipeline capacity might be needed.

There’s more interest than ever in increasing coordination between the U.S. gas and electric sectors. Each market now depends more heavily on the other than ever. Yet significant hurdles remain, many stemming from fragmented and distinct regulatory regimes and deeply entrenched operating practices on both sides.

The U.S. midstream sector experienced a massive infrastructure buildout in the 2010s, followed by a sharp pullback after 2020, and then a new era of financial discipline and deleveraging. Now, AI-propelled power load growth and a wave of LNG export expansion are pushing midstream capex higher again.