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May 8, 2026
Midstreamers Continue to Make Beautiful Noise
And just like that, another burst of midstream news has seized the limelight and it’s hard to ignore. ...
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April 23, 2026
Kinder Morgan Outperforms, Adds More Sugar to its Pipeline Portfolio
Sleep might have come easy for CEO Kim Dang on the eve before reporting Kinder Morgan’s Q1 2026 results yesterday. But then again, maybe not. Great news can either lull you into sweet dreams or keep you crazy awake with anticipation. ...
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April 10, 2026
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the San Juan Basin
The San Juan Basin, which extends 7,500 square miles across northwest N.M., and southwest Colo., bears a storied history of gas riches, disappointments, and recent revivals. Natural gas was first discovered here in 1921. By 2007, the San Juan was touted as the nation’s largest gas field with claims of 12.9 TCF of recoverable reserves. But after 10 years of decline and poor economics, the basin in 2017 saw a mass exodus of its largest players—ConocoPhillips, BP, and ExxonMobil—chasing Permian treasures. Enter the independents ready to snap up those assets. ...
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March 12, 2026
Brazos Midstream and the Art of Baking Pecan Pies
Hunters and gatherers might have aptly described Brazos Midstream upon its founding back in 2014. That would have meant hunters of infrastructure assets to gather, treat, and process crude oil and natural gas in the Permian basin....
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March 6, 2026
Is it Business as Usual for U.S. Independents?
Let’s pretend you operate in the Middle East. Maybe it’s a profit engine like it is for Exxon, Chevron, Eni, and other big players Then, just when you thought your 2026 oil and gas strategy was analyzed to the nth degree, blessed by the board, and declared launch-ready, along comes an unexpected event. ...
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February 24, 2026
ConocoPhillips Might Have Bigger Plans in Store Outside of Texas
While Bill Gates sets to build an artificial sun to power the world, and a Texas family raffles off untapped mineral rights on its land at $4 per ticket, Reese Energy Consulting is following the latest news from Houston-based ConocoPhillips (COP). The company has hardly been shy about slashing $5 billion in debt after acquiring Marathon Oil in 2024 in an all-stock deal valued at $22.5 billion. ...
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