Phillips 66 deepens Permian-to-Gulf integration with Zeus and Coastal Bend expansion
(Oil & Gas 360) – Phillips 66’s May 18, 2026, announcement of the Zeus Gas Plant and a third Coastal Bend Fractionator represents a continuation, not a departure, of the company’s multi-year push to
Phillips 66 deepens Permian-to-Gulf integration with Zeus and Coastal Bend expansion
(Oil & Gas 360) – Phillips 66’s May 18, 2026, announcement of the Zeus Gas Plant and a third Coastal Bend Fractionator represents a continuation, not a departure, of the company’s multi-year push to vertically integrate its midstream footprint from
How a NextEra–Dominion deal gets done: What antitrust actually looks at, and what history says happens after
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett – The proposed combination of NextEra
Energy Market Assessment: Freedom of When/What/How to work has us heading to more prosperity
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U.S. upstream mergers hit $38B as M&A rebounds
(Oil Price) – Dealmaking in the U.S. shale patch jumped to a two-year
How a NextEra–Dominion deal gets done: What antitrust actually looks at, and what history says happens after
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett – The proposed combination of NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy is the kind of transaction that immediately triggers a visceral reaction. The scale is enormous, the assets are critical to national infrastructure, and the
Energy Market Assessment: Freedom of When/What/How to work has us heading to more prosperity
(Oil & Gas 360) – Freedom Of When/What/How To Work Has Us Heading To More Prosperity, With Profitable, Yet Affordable, Oil & Nat. Gas Prices Driving & Providing. Decision makers able to Do have today’s current month, closing crude oil futures
U.S. upstream mergers hit $38B as M&A rebounds
(Oil Price) – Dealmaking in the U.S. shale patch jumped to a two-year high in the first quarter as M&A activity rebounded from a slump. U.S. upstream mergers hit $38 billion in Q1 2026, marking the highest quarterly total in two
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Weekly Inventories
U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 4.3 million barrels
Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of May 8, 2026 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum
Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 85 Bcf
Natural Gas Inventories as of May 8, 2026 The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net
U.S. rig count increased by 3, is at 551
This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. increased by 3 last week, resulting in a total count
