Midstream steals the show again this week with news of a triple-whammy in the pipeline acquisitions department, and the secret negotiations playing out on a massive pipeline LNG project that’s been considered all but frozen to death. ...

It’s mid-morning in Williston, N.D., and all of 2° with an expected high of 27°. In the Bakken, the nation’s third-largest oil basin, polar conditions this time of year are nothing more than life and business as usual, especially for oilfield workers used to spending Christmas on the job. Whiners need not apply. This is about as far from the Permian and its face-melting summer heat as one can get. ...

In an interview back in October, Crescent Energy CEO David Rockecharlie quipped, “We feel like we’re the largest company nobody’s ever heard of.” Oh, but we do hear you. Loud and clear. With now a third Eagle Ford acquisition this year, Houston-based Crescent is a growth through acquisition E&P that looks to double the size of its company in the next five years. And it’s off to a rip-roaring start. ...

Seems there’s no going cold turkey this Thanksgiving week when it comes to making billion-dollar pipeline deals. For ONEOK and EQT, this means making more 4Q gravy to further execute their strategies whether they be expansion opportunities or shedding debt before the holiday season wraps up....