China’s shale oil production activities have accelerated in recent years as development efforts continue to evolve across several basins. When this occurs in a mature basin…
While increasing domestic crude oil production can provide an immediate increase in barrels available for use domestically, a national oil company’s continued emphasis on upstream activities…
As big energy numbers often get lost in the noise, this particular large number of productions has enough heft to it. This large number could be…
There are large-scale industrial sites that are built to operate quietly in the background. If there is a disruption – even if it is temporary —…
Most discoveries offshore start with excitement and end with silence. Drilling begins, a press release is released, and everyone else forgets about it. That pattern has…
Shale development typically appears as an exercise in scale — more wells, more rigs, more money. However, beneath the surface activity that defines the visible component…
Texas-based Golden Pass LNG, located on the Gulf Coast, is finally starting to show signs of activity after years of development. While few people know anything…
While the North Slope is often framed as a place of extremes – vast expanses of land, extreme weather patterns, long lead times, etc., it’s easy…
The Permian Basin has long been characterized as mature, crowded, and complex. Many assume that increasing efficiency will happen in small increments. However, underneath the familiar…
Although very few large-scale commercial ventures remain idle once they reach their production maxima, there remains another question about the potential of Africa’s largest refinery: How…
Transco’s natural gas pipeline is perhaps no quieter force in U.S. energy infrastructure than the pipeline itself. Spanning from South Texas to the northeastern United States,…
The last time we saw such activity related to Petrobras’ refining footprint was based upon both what the company had sold as well as what the…
As transitions occur in energy demand trends, they are most commonly visible within the capacity constraints of existing infrastructure. The long-term planning process evolves into an…
Halliburton’s new strategic partnership with PETRONAS in Suriname marks the beginning of the quieter and more important part of developing oil resources (upstream) — the planning,…
When natural gas infrastructure operates properly, it usually goes unnoticed. However, when it expands — sometimes quietly — it can greatly influence how reliable an area’s…
Energy security disputes typically surround shipping lanes, supply routes, and geopolitics. Much less apparent, yet equally impactful, is what occurs to each barrel of crude after…
Baker Hughes’ recent agreement with an Argentine company regarding a major expansion of a natural-gas pipeline is indicative of an important shift in the global energy…
For decades, the thought of building a completely new oil refinery in the United States of America seemed like something out of science fiction. Environmental issues…
Scale, time, and opportunity have consistently defined the Permian Basin. However, when significant midstream companies make bold moves within one of the world’s most active and…
Although large refining systems do not change overnight, relatively minor structural changes can substantially alter both the movement of products and the capture of value. For…
Pipeline capacity typically appears linear on maps; the true economic value of a pipeline is based on those who commit to utilizing it. Producers and investors…
Large-scale industrial transformations can be subtle and take years to reveal. It is common for large-scale changes to occur over many years, gradually transforming systems long…
Behind all major projects is an anchor of the system where most activity takes place. In Canada’s energy system, Hardisty, Alberta, is one such area. Increased…
Global LNG markets are unique in the fact that, most of the time, value is produced not just by owning assets but more by how the…
There is no question that energy demand across North America is increasing at an unrelenting rate, and with such momentum that meeting all of that demand…
When you consider Guyana’s explosive rise as an offshore oil producer, it is natural to think of this as a story of export success. However, with…
TC Energy’s success on the Southeast Gateway pipeline shows something different than simply doing the job. This project is going through its most difficult stage, and…
The largest and most diverse Oil Sands producer within Canada is Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNRL), which is transitioning from a scale-driven strategy of producing as…
The initial stages of the development of pipeline systems typically occur when the demand on the available facilities reaches an inflection point. At that time, decisions…
A commercially-driven pre-construction milestone. A major pipeline expansion is rarely driven by construction alone. Pipeline companies work closely with their customers before starting the process of…
Major scale energy ventures are rarely developed overnight. Instead, they follow a progression of various engineering milestones. While these individual milestones have no single or dramatic…
Private investors, particularly those with long-term horizons, increasingly look to invest in core midstream infrastructure for stable and consistent returns. Historically these types of assets were…
Market pressures tend to go unremarked until they do. Early on in March, increasing concern about fuel prices and increasing concerns regarding the potential for global…
Many times, big energy companies express growth based on overall business or financial growth; however, many of the building blocks to achieve that growth occur early…
Although earnings announcements may attract little or no interest individually, they can serve as indicators of the overall trend in strategy and performance. Therefore, Marathon Petroleum’s…
As we discuss Canada’s natural gas transportation system on a macro level (the scale), there are micro-level factors that impact the overall reliability. TC Energy’s upgrades…
Early concerns by local government officials responsible for protecting coastal towns and fisherman due to initial reports of oil washing up on the coast of the…
Refining is generally viewed from the perspective of how much production is occurring; the true measure typically resides outside of this. According to Imperial Oil’s (IO)…
When you consider what Enbridge is doing with its mainline network, the upgrades are very minor; however, they show a major philosophical shift in how crude…
ConocoPhillips has chosen a relatively low-profile development plan for 2026, a year that will likely see the U.S.-based integrated energy producer continue to grow production at…
In addition to the quality of its assets, a company’s ability to successfully link those assets to the marketplace will increasingly influence its downstream performance. Phillips…
In contrast to many high-profile energy projects, the Spindletop gas storage project moved forward relatively quietly through the federal permitting process. However, the first few months…
In the Permian Basin, ExxonMobil is continually implementing a broad array of advanced digital technologies in all phases of its upstream business. Data, automation, and analytics…
Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA’s) are being employed by prosecutors across the country to obtain corrective actions from corporations that have allegedly violated laws associated with complex…
While gas storage projects do not typically receive much attention at the time they are first proposed, their potential to help meet increased demand becomes very…
Oil and gas lease auctions in Alaska rarely attract much public attention until the actual bidding is concluded, at which point acreage numbers are released. But…
Once large-scale energy integration is initiated, energy delivery and movement appear to be an almost continuous process. Pipelines operate as designed, fractionation occurs at full capacity,…
Infrastructure in the form of major U.S. natural gas pipelines is often viewed as simply being there – something that exists and is always available to…
Investors typically perceive conference appearances by CEOs as part of their normal duties. They attend; they talk; they go home. However, when an integrated energy company…
Management conference calls normally do not surprise based on the speed of the event, but rather the delivery of new data, and the way in which…
