Leticia Gonzales

Given persistently tight fractionation capacity along the Gulf Coast, Enterprise Products Partners LP plans to optimize the Shoup fractionator in Nueces County by expanding and repurposing a portion of its South Texas natural gas pipeline system, the company said Tuesday.

DCP Midstream is increasing its capital expenditures (capex) for the remainder of the year as it works to accelerate projects and infrastructure for its customers, management said Tuesday.

*Part 2 of 3. Historically low storage inventories are doing battle withsurging unconventional output — raisingthe stakes and uncertainty for bears and bulls heading into the winter. This series lays out a roadmap for what could influence natural gas markets during the upcoming Winter 2018/19 heating season. Part 1looked at markets in the East and Midwest. Part 3 focused on West Coast markets.

*Part 3 of 3. Historically low storage inventories are doing battle withsurging unconventional output — raisingthe stakes and uncertainty for bears and bulls heading into the winter. This series lays out a roadmap for what could influence natural gas markets during the upcoming Winter 2018/19 heating season. Part 1 looked at markets in the East and Midwest. Part 2examined the South Central region.

In another step toward boosting U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the Department of Energy (DOE) approved short-term exports of the super-chilled fuel to nonfree trade agreement (FTA) countries from Cheniere Energy Corp.’s Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project.

After a fifth consecutive quarter of record natural gas transportation volumes, MDU Resources Group Inc. is moving forward with two new pipeline projects in Montana and North Dakota as record production in the Bakken Shale continues to drive demand for additional transportation capacity, management said.

EOG Resources Inc. is increasing its 2018 exploration and development expenditure forecast and raising its target for full-year crude oil production growth after posting record volumes during the third quarter, management said.

*Part 2 of 3. Historically low storage inventories are doing battle withsurging unconventional output — raisingthe stakes and uncertainty for bears and bulls heading into the winter. This series lays out a roadmap for what could influence natural gas markets during the upcoming Winter 2018/19 heating season. Part 1 looked at East Coast markets.Part 3 focused on West Coast markets.

Widening storage deficits just weeks ahead of colder weather and cuts to Canadian imports have muddled the supply picture for the winter despite record production.