Winter Storm Uri

Kinder Morgan Nudges Spending Higher After Scoring Higher Natural Gas Prices in Texas Freeze

Kinder Morgan Nudges Spending Higher After Scoring Higher Natural Gas Prices in Texas Freeze

The performance of the Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) natural gas pipeline and storage assets during Winter Storm Uri drove a roughly $1.7 billion year/year earnings increase for the first quarter, leading it to raise full-year profit forecasts. CEO Steven Kean said KMI took several actions prior to and during February’s historic freeze to ensure the…

April 22, 2021
Texas Storm Fallout Festers in Petrochemical, NGL Sectors

Texas Storm Fallout Festers in Petrochemical, NGL Sectors

The impacts of a Winter Storm Uri, which wreaked havoc on the Texas energy system in mid-February, are lingering nearly two months later as downstream facilities await freeze-related repairs. “From a natural disaster perspective, the impact on the petrochemical space from Uri is much greater than any previous event that we’ve had in recent memory,”…

April 6, 2021
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