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Western Canada's #naturalgas price marker of AECO is looking at a record low for July pricing. For the full story, visit:

The price differential for Mars sour #crudeoil collapsed late in July and may remain under negative pressures in the months ahead.

#Crudeoil producers in the prolific Permian Basin have plenty of options to move their barrels, especially since pipeline capacity currently exceeds production, but not every route out of the basin is equal. One of the hottest destinations for Permian crude is Houston, which

The monthly #naturalgasoline price for July 2025 stands at 83% of NYMEX #crudeoil. This marks a one percentage point increase from June 2025 (82%) and a three-point gain from July 2024 (80%). However, it reflects a notable six-point drop from May 2025, when the ratio reached 89%.

Through the early years of the Shale Era, produced water gathering systems in the Permian were mostly small, simple and focused solely on transporting the salty, petroleum- and mineral-tainted water to nearby saltwater disposal wells. In the 2020s, though, these systems have been

Phillips 66 has rebranded the EPIC #NGL system as Coastal Bend following the completion of its acquisition earlier this year. For all the details, see

Venture Global has reached a final investment decision (FID) and secured $15.1 billion in financing for Phase 1 of its CP2 LNG project in Cameron Parish, LA, and the CP Express pipeline, the company said Monday. For the full story, visit:

What’s next for global fuel markets? Tune in on Tuesday, August 5 at 2:30PM CT for a 30-minute live webcast hosted by RFA executives John Auers and Robert Auers. They’ll share insights from the July 2025 Future of Fuels report, a comprehensive analysis on domestic and global

It's an integrated energy market that stretches from Texas and Florida to British Columbia and Ontario/Quebec — a cross-border network that functions as one massive, interdependent system for oil, gas and NGLs. That system is undergoing major shifts, driven by changing

Expectations for electric vehicle adoption in the U.S. took a sharp detour into uncharted territory earlier this month when President Trump signed the landmark budget reconciliation bill into law. In today’s RBN blog, we look at why the law is likely to slow the pace of EV

Canadian oil and gas rig counts pushed just a little higher but remained below last year's activity levels.

US oil and gas rig count declined for the week ending July 25, closing the month of July with a decrease of two rigs to 542 according to Baker Hughes data. Rigs were added in the Appalachia (+1), Gulf of Mexico (+1) and All Other (+1) basins, while the Permian (-3), Eagle Ford.

Canada's propane stocks remain very tight versus the five-year average, while butane remains in good shape at or above the five-year average. Read more here

Perhaps the most hyped-up topic in energy these days is how much electricity new data centers will need to keep up with the increased use of artificial intelligence. And that’s prompting some big questions, such as where all the power will come from and how much natural gas

EQT announced an open season on a 0.5-Bcf/d expansion of MVP, boosting a pipeline that flowed near capacity during last winter. See more here

Mid-July propane draw in PADD 1? Not exactly what you'd expect this time of year. For the full story, please visit

LNG Canada's gas intake is averaging about 450 MMcf/d in July as Train 1 slowly ramps toward full capacity in the next month or two. See more here

The Bakken Shale needs more natural gas takeaway capacity, North Dakota wants to encourage more in-state consumption of Bakken-sourced gas, and two entities — WBI Energy and a combo of Intensity Infrastructure Partners and Rainbow Energy Center — have each proposed similar (but

Crude oil exports finally broke through the four-week average to 3.6 MMB/d last week. Read more

Venture Global is making moves. CP2 is closer to FID with another new long-term offtaker. Meanwhile, commissioning progresses at Plaquemines LNG. For more, see this week’s LNG Voyager report. Get the full story here