28Aug2026Red Tape Snares Bison XPress ExpansionBakken, Kinder Morgan, Natural Gas, Powder River, TC Energy, The Daley NoteIn theory, the Bison Xpress reversal expansion is live. Construction of the project on Northern Border Pipeline has been completed…READ
26Aug2026Western Gateway FID Takes Aim at California’s Tightening Products MarketAnadarko, Bakken, Barnett, Crude, Crude Oil Edge, Eagle Ford, Kinder Morgan, Northeast, Permian, Phillips 66, Plains, Powder River, Uinta, WCSBCalifornia’s refined products market is back in the spotlight after Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair reached a final…READ
21Aug2026Western Gateway is a $5B Bet on Tighter California Products MarketCrude, Kinder Morgan, Phillips 66, Refined Products, The Daley NoteCalifornia’s refined products market is back in the spotlight after Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair reached a final…READ
5Aug2026Shell, Phillips 66 Put Explorer Pipe Stake on the BlockAnadarko, ArkLaTex, Bakken, Barnett, Crude, Crude Oil Edge, Eagle Ford, Energy Transfer, Green River, Haynesville, Kinder Morgan, Northeast, Permian, Powder River, Uinta, WCSBShell and Phillips 66 are testing market interest in their combined 60.5% stake in Explorer Pipeline Co. at a valuation…READ
4Aug2026The Next Permian Bottleneck? Oil PipelinesCrude, Energy Transfer, Kinder Morgan, Natural Gas, Permian, The Daley NoteThe start of new Permian gas pipeline expansions has materially improved Waha hub prices and bolstered drilling economics for producers.…READ
29Jul2026Filled Crude Pipelines Could Cap Permian Gas GrowthAnadarko, ArkLaTex, Bakken, Barnett, Crude, Crude Oil Edge, Eagle Ford, Energy Transfer, Green River, Haynesville, Kinder Morgan, Northeast, Permian, Powder River, Uinta, WCSBNew gas pipeline expansions have bolstered drilling economics for Permian producers, but limited capacity on crude pipes could constrain the…READ
22Jul2026Waha Gains Reset Permian Ethane EconomicsEnergy Transfer, Ethane, Kinder Morgan, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Permian, Phillips 66, The Daley NoteThe startup of two Permian pipeline expansions has helped pull Waha natural gas prices out of persistently negative territory, materially…READ
21Jul2026Midstream Carries a Hidden Upstream BetAntero, DTM Midstream, Energy Transfer, Enterprise, Equity, Kinder Morgan, The Daley Note, WilliamsMidstream has long touted its stable earnings stream, built on fee-based infrastructure contracted to ride out commodity cycles. In parts…READ
7Jul2026Permian Producers Shutter Wells to Manage Negative Waha PricesCrude, Energy Transfer, Kinder Morgan, Kinetik, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Permian, Targa, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersThe Permian gas pipeline bottleneck is forcing some producers to curtail or shut-in wells to limit their exposure to negative…READ
16Jun2026Start of GCX Expansion Moves Waha Prices to Bad from AbysmalEnergy Transfer, Kinder Morgan, Natural Gas, Permian, The Daley NoteThe journey out of purgatory looks to be a long one for Permian natural gas, based on market activity in…READ