The increased credit values for carbon utilization, including EOR, as well as lawmakers and the White House’s move to preserve the 45Q tax incentives, are seen as a boost for CCUS players looking for policy certainty as they seek to grow the sector.

The 4.6 Bcf/d of new Permian Basin gas takeaway may be followed by another 5.9-Bcf/d expansion, and “we believe all will be needed,” a KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst said of findings from deeper target Midland Basin wells.

Venture Global’s original plans for Plaquemines LNG Phase 2 had production scheduled for 2026.

Flywheel Energy has quietly taken control of Terra Energy Partners’ Piceance gas asset, one of the largest in the basin, in a confidential deal. The deal expands Flywheel’s private natural gas empire beyond Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale.

For the upcoming week, if President Trump moves forward with announcing the intention to impose enhanced Russian sanctions, Stratas Advisors expect that the price of Brent crude oil could test $71.50.