Andrew Baker

Natural gas production in North Dakota averaged 3.36 Bcf/d in February, up 12% month/month, according to the state’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). February “was a very good month for the state, recovering from the late-December/early-January winter weather,” said DMR’s Lynn Helms, Oil and Gas Division director, during a press conference. Operators captured and marketed…

Producers of natural gas may be struggling with low prices, but for pipeline operators like Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), the outlook is anything but bearish. The Houston-based midstreamer, which transports about 40% of the natural gas consumed in the United States, kicked off the first quarter earnings season with stellar results and a positive message…

Oil and natural gas executives in the Midcontinent and Rocky Mountain regions don’t expect Henry Hub natural gas prices to surpass $3/MMBtu for another two years, according to the first quarter 2024 energy survey published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The survey gauges current and expected oil and gas activity levels in…

Natural gas pipeline exports from the United States to Mexico via West Texas rose 20% year/year to average 1.6 Bcf/d in 2023, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gas flows from West Texas to Mexico “have grown steadily since 2017 as more connecting pipelines in Central and Southwest Mexico…

Oklahoma is suing two natural gas marketers over alleged market manipulation and price gouging during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. The deep freeze wreaked havoc on natural gas and electricity supply in the South Central United States, particularly Texas and Oklahoma, causing prolonged energy outages and extreme price spikes. Rather than taking measures to…

APA Corp. said Wednesday it curtailed about 35 MMcf/d of U.S. natural gas production during the first quarter, mostly during March. The curtailment was “in response to weak or negative Waha hub prices.” Waha is the hub of record for the Permian Basin, which spans West Texas and portions of southeastern New Mexico. Waha prices…

Mexico’s state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said a fire Saturday at the Akal-B offshore platform in Campeche Bay left one worker dead and nine injured, including two in critical condition. The deceased worker was an employee of a contractor company called COTER. The incident occurred in an area where pipelines supply natural gas as…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a national blueprint to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050, with potentially significant implications for natural gas demand. Residential and commercial buildings account for roughly 29% of total U.S. natural gas consumption and 42% of end-use sector gas…

Amid a historic natural gas price downturn and uncertainty around the future of LNG exports, the Mexico market remains a relative bright spot for bulls. Pipeline flows of U.S. natural gas to Mexico have averaged 6.09 Bcf/d year-to-date through March 27, up 552 MMcf/d versus the same period last year, according to Wood Mackenzie data.…