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The trade press has become increasingly skeptical about whether Europe can adequately replenish its underground natural gas reserves in time to meet critical storage targets. Today, we explain why Europe, and Germany specifically, finds itself in a precarious situation and what might be done.
Crude oil may get the headlines, but the fuels made from it have delivered some of the market’s biggest surprises of 2026. With supply disruptions, strained trade flows and compliance costs all shaping this year’s numbers, let’s look at what goes into a crack spread and what we can learn from it.
The monthly and weekly Propane Billboard reports feature insightful commentary and analysis of historical and anticipated trends in the U.S with a deep dive into the propane supply and demand balance by PADD. It includes a custom 1-year forecast with commentary and analysis on emerging market opportunities.
U.S. propane inventories posted a larger-than-expected draw as exports rebounded and Gulf Coast stocks pulled back from last week’s record high. Total inventories remain 17% above the five-year average heading into the seasonal draw period.
Far from resting on its laurels, ExxonMobil has weathered multiple industry cycles to drive continual output growth. Today, we analyze how that has unfolded since 2020, where ExxonMobil is investing today, and why the Permian, Guyana and LNG-dedicated assets are defining its upstream future.
USGC refining margins turned down the volume in early October after September’s rally, but the 3-2-1 crack spread remains more than two-and-a-half times its October 2025 average.
U.S. LNG feedgas moved lower last week as brief maintenance at Freeport and volatility at Golden Pass weighed on intake.
U.S. LNG feedgas demand averaged about 17.8 Bcf/d last week, down 0.5 Bcf/d week-on-week (see blue-dotted chart below).
The Permian is the country’s largest NGL-producing region, and its output is expected to keep growing. By 2035, the basin is forecast to account for 53% of U.S. NGL production. Handling that growth will require a complex network of pipelines, fractionators and other infrastructure.
Hydrogen Billboard tracks the latest developments in the domestic and global hydrogen markets, filtering through the noise with an unbiased lens to deliver impactful hydrogen infrastructure and market analysis.
Natural gas production hits new records in the Permian Basin.
A natural gas pipeline deal that gives privately held Esentia Energy a complete, start-to-finish link between the Permian Basin and Mexico’s Pacific Coast is highlighting a heretofore under-the-radar LNG project being planned at the end of that now-1,400-mile pipeline system.
U.S. oil and gas rig count fell by one rig to 598 for the week ending October 2 according to Baker Hughes data, as declines in the Eagle Ford (-2) and Haynesville (-1) outweighed gains in Gulf of Mexico (+1) and the Niobrara (+1).
