
Midstream Investing Remains Robust Despite Drop In A&D Activity
Production in midstream remains high, but having enough infrastructure to move that production to market continues to be a concern for investors.
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Production in midstream remains high, but having enough infrastructure to move that production to market continues to be a concern for investors.
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A Wood Mackenzie analyst sees another pipeline bottleneck facing oil producers in the Permian Basin by the end of the next decade.
The questions now focus on how to deal with additional transmission buildout and battery ownership.
Bernstein Midstream speculates that the additional pipeline projects will bring the 2021 WTI-Brent differentials to less than $4 a barrel, which is way below the current curve of $6.50.
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Permitting is getting harder during a time when more transmission is needed to tap into the resources around the country to move to market.
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Texas, Utah, Florida, Rhode Island and Maryland have grown from 50,000 installations combined to more than 200,000 over the last three years.
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