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RBN Energy Blogcast

RBN Energy Blogcast

Hosted by RBN Energy

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Episodes

300

Latest episode

Oct 2026

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EN

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Accelerating energy market analytics through collaboration, networking and alliances

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November 5, 202616 min

Get Off of My Cloud – Texas Moratorium on Data Center Grid Connections Disrupts U.S. Project Pipeline

Rising public opposition to data centers led Texas to issue a moratorium on new data center grid connections. Today, we review the directive, how it might change with the state soon to be under new leadership, and assess its impact on the megaprojects already in development.

November 4, 202613 min

Breaking Us In Two – National Fuel Gas Becomes Last Gas Utility to De-integrate by Spinning Off Upstream Unit

National Fuel Gas, founded in 1902, is an energy industry unicorn — the only U.S. company fully integrating exploration and production, midstream gathering and transportation, and downstream utility sales of natural gas. But as NFG recently announced, that’s about to change. 

November 3, 202611 min

Straight to the Heart – Kinder Morgan’s Southeast Connector Charts New Path to the Heart of the South

Efforts by midstreamers to add natural gas pipeline capacity into and through the Southeast took a big leap forward when Kinder Morgan sanctioned plans for the Southeast Connector, a greenfield pipeline intended to greatly enhance the delivery of Appalachian-sourced gas to the heart of the South.

November 2, 202614 min

Still Not Dead – Valero Acquisition Breathes New Life into LyondellBasell’s Shuttered Houston Refinery

Valero Energy is paying $320.5 million to purchase LyondellBasell’s mothballed refinery on the Houston Ship Channel, with plans to restart 165 Mb/d of light, sweet crude processing at the site by the end of 2027. Today, we discuss what it means for Valero and the U.S. refining outlook.

October 30, 202612 min

Fix You – Can a Massive Ultra-Deepwater Project With Woodside Energy Help Turn Pemex Around?

Pemex has been mired in debt and plagued by setbacks for many years now, but a JV with Woodside Energy may signal the beginning of a turnaround. The 100-Mb/d Trion project, Pemex’s first ultra-deepwater development, is proceeding on schedule and budget and is slated to deliver its first oil in 2028.

October 29, 202613 min

The Purple People Eater – Tight Tanker Supply Sends Shipping Costs to Frightening Heights

Forget ghosts and monsters; this Halloween, the scariest thing in the energy industry is the tanker market, where a spooky jump in demand and frighteningly tight vessel supply have sent freight rates soaring to scream-inducing heights.

October 28, 202617 min

Homeward Bound – Shell Returns to Production Growth With Focus on Deepwater, LNG and Montney

Shell’s two major September developments mark strategic milestones in its resumption of upstream growth after an extended reshaping of its portfolio since 2020. Today, we analyze Shell’s upstream strategy since then, which has taken a different path from fellow supermajors ExxonMobil and BP.

October 26, 202611 min

Movin’ On – Fractionation, Storage and Exports Keep Permian NGLs Flowing

The Permian, the world’s largest NGL-producing region, is poised for continued growth across the NGL value chain. With domestic demand offering limited room to grow, can downstream infrastructure keep pace? Today, we examine the projects helping turn rising Permian production into global supply.

October 23, 202613 min

Long Time – Why Brownfield Projects Have an Edge in the Ongoing Gulf Coast Gas Storage Buildout

There’s a horse race among Gulf Coast gas storage developers to provide the tens of billions of cubic feet of incremental space that will be needed by the early 2030s. Out front are the owners of existing salt cavern storage. But which brownfield projects have that special something? 

October 22, 202611 min

Say Hello (Again), Wave Goodbye – Crescent Doubles Down in the Eagle Ford as Devon Heads for the Exit

Devon Energy announced it is selling its Eagle Ford assets to Crescent Energy for $4.22 billion in cash. In today’s blog, we look at why Devon is leaving South Texas while Crescent doubles down, and we preview our detailed analysis of the deal, available on the Novi Intelligence portal.

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