Frac Spread: Crude, Gas Prices Buckling Under Pressure
The spread of the coronavirus, a warm winter and high inventories are depressing the prices of oil, gas and NGL.
February 6, 2020
Frac Spread: For Prices, Looking Ahead Means Looking Down
Ethane, propane and natural gas continue to drop, dragged down by high inventories and warm winter weather.
January 30, 2020
Frac Spread: Ethane, Propane Wrestle For Market Share
NGL prices continue to slump, but the plunge in natural gas results in improved margins.
January 23, 2020
Frac Spread: Prices Falling And They’re Not Done
Natural gas, ethane and propane struggle with too much output and more to come.
January 16, 2020
Frac Spread: Iran Crisis Vs. China Talks—A Good Trade
Oil prices retreat after the Middle East tensions eased, but stronger fundamentals could emerge if trade initiatives succeed.
January 9, 2020
Trump Proposal Would Speed Big Energy Projects
The regulatory changes to NEPA would streamline the federal permitting approval process for major projects but critics lambast the retreat from climate change requirements.
January 9, 2020
Frac Spread: Yes, Virginia, There Is A Price Slump
Last week’s dip was slight, but NGL haunted by ghost of December prices past.
December 19, 2019
Why Shell Headed For The Hills To Position Its Petchem Plant
Not only will the ethane cracker be supplied by the Marcellus and Utica shales, but the customers for its polyethylene are within a 700-mile radius.
December 18, 2019
Frac Spread: If Winter Gas Price Goes Up, It Won’t Last Long
High inventory will keep prices stable, says Greg Haas of Stratas Advisors; NGL prices struggle in the past week.
December 12, 2019
Analyst: Peak Oil Demand Is Just 5 Years Away
DNV GL attributes the forecast to the rapid electrification of the global transport sector.
November 25, 2019