27Aug2026Cactus III Expansion Targets Thorny Corpus Shipping SituationCrude, Kinetik, Permian, Plains, The Daley NotePlains All American plans to bring a 75 Mb/d expansion of Cactus III Pipeline online by the end of August,…READ
19Aug2026Cactus III Expansion to Add 75 Mb/d by End-AugustAnadarko, Bakken, Barnett, Crude, Crude Oil Edge, Eagle Ford, Enbridge, Kinetik, Northeast, Permian, Plains, Powder River, Uinta, WCSBPlains All American plans to bring a 75 Mb/d expansion of Cactus III Pipeline online by the end of August,…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
9Jun2026Matador Teases a San Mateo SpinoffDelaware Basin, Equity, Kinetik, Natural Gas, Permian, Phillips 66, Targa, The Daley NoteMatador Resources is weighing a spinoff of San Mateo Midstream, management disclosed on its 1Q26 earnings call. The move would…READ
19May2026WES Passes on Kinetik With $1.6B Brazos Midstream AcquisitionExxonMobil, Kinetik, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Permian, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersWestern Midstream, rumored to be on the prowl for a Permian deal, will acquire Brazos Midstream’s Delaware assets for $1.6B.…READ
28Apr2026Kinetik’s Fat Profits on Borrowed Time as New Permian Pipes LoomEquity, Kinetik, Natural Gas, Permian, The Daley NoteThe rapid expansion in Permian gas pipeline egress in 2026-27 will help the basin’s producers but may put the kibosh…READ
10Apr2026Texas Pipes are Near-Term Tailwind, Long-Term Drag for Kinder MorganEnergy Transfer, Enterprise, Equity, Kinder Morgan, Kinetik, Natural Gas, Permian, Targa, The Daley NoteKinder Morgan’s Texas Intrastate business is set up for a near-term boost, but East Daley thinks the market underappreciates how…READ
17Mar2026War in the Middle East: Keep Calm and Profit onBakken, Eagle Ford, Fundamentally Speaking, Haynesville, Kinetik, Oneok, TargaThe US-Israel attack on Iran lobs a grenade into the hydrocarbons…READ
10Mar2026Data Center Infrastructure Gap Creates Opportunities for Williams, OthersBakken, Dirty Little Secrets, Fundamentally Speaking, Haynesville, Kinetik, Oneok, Targa, WilliamsThe industry is amid a debate over how much gas demand will ultimately materialize for data centers. Rapid-fire project announcements…READ
3Mar2026A WES-Kinetik Tie-up Could Juice M&A in the PermianBakken, Dirty Little Secrets, Fundamentally Speaking, Haynesville, Kinetik, Oneok, Targa, WilliamsWestern Midstream (WES) has approached Kinetik Holdings (KNTK) about a potential merger, prompting KNTK to begin preparing for a sale,…READ