Just ahead of an Arctic winter blast set to plunge most of the Lower 48 into a brutal cold that could last two weeks, the nation’s producers and midstream operators are all-hands-on-deck to ensure natural gas keeps flowing. In the final hours of 2024, preparations have already been underway to counter whatever Mother Nature dishes out in early 2025—although we can never predict her fickle tendencies....

Depending on which energy prognosticators you follow, 2025 is already gathering a perfect storm for American natural gas—but in a sunny interpretation of the term. In these last waning days of the year, a confluence of domestic and global factors is at play, ahead of a new administration that recognizes the value of and opportunity for our prolific natural gas resources....

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. ...