Pipelines

Natural gas futures took a step lower Thursday after three straight days of gains, with production showing signs of recovery amid ongoing maintenance. Some loosening in the latest government inventory data also influenced pricing, sending the June Nymex gas futures contract down 45.1 cents to $6.888/MMBtu. July futures shed 44.2 cents to hit $6.994. Spot…

Natural gas futures surged for a third consecutive day against a backdrop of escalating global supply uncertainties after Russia cut off natural gas supplies to two European countries. With domestic fundamentals also tight this week, the May Nymex contract rolled off the board Wednesday at $7.267/MMBtu, up a massive 41.7 cents on the day. The…

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) is planning compression expansions on its Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) and Gulf Coast Express (GCX) natural gas pipelines in order to alleviate takeaway constraints in the Permian Basin expected to mount by 2023. “Combined, the two expansions can add 1.2 Bcf per day of capacity out of the Permian,” CEO Steven…

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) is planning compression expansions on its Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) and Gulf Coast Express (GCX) natural gas pipelines in order to alleviate takeaway constraints in the Permian Basin expected to mount by 2023. “Combined, the two expansions can add 1.2 Bcf per day of capacity out of the Permian,” CEO Steven…

After years of declines, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville Shale reached record highs in the second half of 2021 as prices rose, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The government agency said Haynesville gas production climbed to around 12 Bcf/d by the end of 2021, up from around 10 Bcf/d at…

Delek Logistics Partners LP is expanding its foothold into the northern part of the Permian Basin with a $624.7 million deal to acquire the equity interests of privately held 3Bear Delaware Holding-NM LLC. Delek’s newly formed subsidiary DKL Delaware Gathering LLC is set to acquire 3Bear’s crude oil and natural gas gathering, processing and transportation…

An intrastate natural gas pipeline in Texas owned by NextEra Energy Partners LP, the 156-mile, 16-inch diameter Monument Pipeline LP, has been sold to a Houston-based holding company for $203 million.  Monument, part of the Juno Beach, FL-based partnership’s Texas portfolio, sold the system to Arm Monument Intermediate Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Arm Energy…

Texas pipeline company Max Energy has purchased the Upper Gulf Coast Pipeline from Southcross Gulf Coast Transmission Ltd. and is working to convert the system from natural gas to crude oil. Max said the eight-inch to 16-inch diameter natural gas pipeline is dormant and “strategically located.” The Southcross intrastate system has numerous intersection points with…

The recovery in oil and gas activity last year, which allowed oilfield services contractors to their losses, still led to many working below capacity and vulnerable to setbacks, according to a Calgary firm. Western Energy Services Corp., which recently issued its 2021 and fourth quarter results, has 120 drilling and well service rigs combined in…