Petrochemicals
Petrochemicals , Natural Gas liquids (NGL) , Natural Gas , Frac Spread , Crude Oil , Storage
Frac Spread: NGL Prices Struggle; Is Rescue At Hand?
A slew of issues, including high inventories, sluggish exports and delays in cracker startups, dog NGL and push ‘barrels’ to early-2016 levels.
Petrochemicals , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Aramco’s Motiva To Buy Port Arthur, Texas Chemical Plant
Motiva, the U.S. refining arm of Saudi Aramco, plans to operate the Flint Hills chemical plant while it builds three giant petrochemical units within its Port Arthur complex.
Petrochemicals , Natural Gas liquids (NGL) , Natural Gas , Frac Spread , Crude Oil , Trade , Storage
Frac Spread: Economy Wobbles … Will It Fall Down?
The Mont Belvieu NGL ‘barrel’ joins global crude oil, the stock markets and the Chinese and German economies on a bad news binge.
Petrochemicals , Policy & Regulations
Trump Promises More Big Energy Projects At Pennsylvania Shell Cracker
President Donald Trump told workers on Aug. 13 at a $6 billion petrochemicals plant being built in western Pennsylvania that more big U.S. energy projects were coming as his administration rolls back environmental regulations.
Petrochemicals , Natural Gas liquids (NGL) , Natural Gas , Frac Spread , Crude Oil , Storage
Frac Spread: Energy Prices Could Be Worse … And Probably Will Be
Fears of a global economic slowdown and continued storage increases have spooked traders.
Petrochemicals , Natural Gas liquids (NGL) , Natural Gas , Frac Spread , Policy & Regulations , Storage
Frac Spread: At This Rate, Will Oil And Gas Be OK?
Ethane tumbles to another record low; the Fed tries to defend against global economic weakness.
Petrochemicals
Fire Breaks Out At Exxon Mobil Facility In Baytown, Texas
Updated: Exxon Mobil said it was fighting a fire that erupted on July 31 at its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complex, injuring 37 workers and sending nearby residents indoors.
Petrochemicals , Natural Gas liquids (NGL) , Natural Gas , Frac Spread , Crude Oil , Storage
Frac Spread: Price Movements Signal Economic Worries
Ethane’s Mont Belvieu margin emerges from negative territory.
Petrochemicals , Natural Gas liquids (NGL) , Natural Gas , Frac Spread , Crude Oil , Storage
Frac Spread: Prices Bounce, Margins Improve
Margins mostly improve but ethane’s remains in negative territory.
Exploration & Production , Petrochemicals , Crude Oil , Midstream
Storm Barry Cuts US Gulf Coast Oil Production In Half
An intensifying tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico cut more than half the region's oil production, with energy companies evacuating staff from offshore facilities and a coastal refinery.