17Oct2025Kinetik Poised to Cut Crude Ties? EPIC Deal Could Open Door to More SalesCrude, Equity, Permian, Plains, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersKinetik’s recent sale of its 27.5% equity interest in the EPIC Crude Pipeline could open the door to more divestitures.…READ
31Jul2025Permian Gas at Crossroads: Market Headwinds Today, LNG Tailwinds Tomorrow?Crude, Energy Transfer, Kinder Morgan, Kinetik, MPLX LP, Natural Gas, Permian, Targa, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersEast Daley Analytics anticipates a fundamental shift in producer behavior in the Permian Basin as rising LNG and data center…READ
13May2025What Slowdown? Permian Processing Expansions Plow Ahead at $60 OilEnterprise, Equity, MPLX LP, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Oneok, Permian, Phillips 66, Targa, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersDespite lower WTI prices, the rush is still on to build gas processing in the Permian Basin. Developers have used…READ
20Mar2025WES Plans Big Investments in Permian Water InfrastructureEquity, Permian, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersWestern Midstream has sanctioned the Pathfinder pipeline as part of a $400-450MM investment in produced-water infrastructure in the Delaware Basin,…READ
26Dec2024Best of 2024: M&A in Permian: A Knife Fight for the NGL BarrelEnergy Transfer, Enterprise, Equity, Kinetik, MPLX LP, Natural Gas Liquids, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersIn our annual report Dirty Little Secrets, East Daley previewed how reduced leverage ratios and increased Free Cash Flow (FCF)…READ
18Dec2024Uinta Expansions Boost Volumes at WES PlantEquity, Kinder Morgan, Natural Gas, Uinta, Western Midstream Partners, WilliamsWestern Midstream (WES) is poised to gain gas processing volumes in the Uinta Basin thanks to recent agreements with Williams…READ
11Dec2024Uinta Development Spurs Midstream ExpansionsKinder Morgan, Natural Gas, The Daley Note, Uinta, Western Midstream Partners, WilliamsThe Uinta Basin is drawing investments from Williams and Kinder Morgan to manage growing gas production in northeastern Utah.READ
29Aug2024Pipes, Plant Expansions Support Next Permian Growth PhaseEnergy Transfer, Enterprise, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Permian, Targa, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersEast Daley sees Permian Basin gas production growing ~1.7 Bcf/d by YE24 as egress constraints are relieved by new pipelines.…READ
25Jul2024Cowboy Up: WES Rides Rig Rally in Powder RiverEquity, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Powder River, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersWestern Midstream (WES) is riding growing interest in the Powder River Basin thanks to its recently acquired Meritage Midstream assets.READ
25Jun2024M&A in Permian: A Knife Fight for the NGL BarrelEnergy Transfer, Enterprise, Equity, Kinetik, MPLX LP, Natural Gas Liquids, The Daley Note, Western Midstream PartnersIn our annual report Dirty Little Secrets, East Daley previewed how reduced leverage ratios and increased Free Cash Flow (FCF)…READ