NGL

MPLX LP management said its 2024 growth outlook is anchored in the Permian Basin and Marcellus Shale, which provide steady sources of opportunities, particularly around natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) assets. It also sees potential in the Utica Shale. “We plan to continue growing these operations through organic projects, investment in our Permian…

Management at global petrochemical giant Dow Inc. on Thursday touted domestic natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) production growth for its competitive edge in its oil to gas brands in 2023. Through lower planned maintenance spending and structural improvements to raw materials, logistics and utility costs, “we’ve improved our cost profile,” CFO Jeffrey Tate…

North Dakota energy regulators expect a modest uptick in Bakken Shale oil production this year, though challenges persist around managing the immense volumes of liquids-rich natural gas extracted as a byproduct.  A case in point was the deep freeze on Wednesday (Jan. 17), which shut in about 700,000 b/d of oil and 2 Bcf/d of…

Chemicals giant Dow Inc., one of Western Canada’s top natural gas customers, has sanctioned an integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives complex in Alberta, which it said would be the first of its kind to reduce direct and indirect carbon emissions to net zero. The estimated US$6.5 billion brownfield investment, dubbed Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero, is expected…

In the face of operational issues across its gathering and processing systems in the third quarter, Targa Resources Corp. is progressing projects in the Permian Basin to meet the infrastructure needs of producers anticipating strengthening export demand.  Operations commenced at Houston-based Targa’s Greenwood plant in the Permian’s Midland sub-basin ahead of schedule in October and…

Enterprise Products Partners LP said Tuesday it would spend $3.1 billion on four new projects in the Permian Basin to increase midstream capacity and meet growing demand for natural gas and other fossil fuels. The new projects include two natural gas processing plants in the Delaware and Midland sub-basins, a 550-mile Bahia natural gas liquids…

Heating with natural gas could cost U.S. residential customers less than last year and may be more affordable than other heating fuels, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA).  NEADA, an organization led by state directors from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, said in a report that while heating costs…

Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) has signed a deal to acquire privately held Meritage Midstream Services II LLC in an all-cash, $885 million transaction.  Denver-based Meritage owns and operates an extensive natural gas gathering and processing (G&P) business in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming. The assets, located in Converse, Campbell and Johnson counties,…

Enterprise Product Partners LP has begun service at its Poseidon cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Glasscock County in West Texas. The company’s sixth plant in the Midland sub-basin has a nameplate capacity of 300 MMcf/d and can extract more than 40,000 b/d of natural gas liquids (NGL). Enterprise now is able to process 1.3…