Archive - A Plainview on Crude Oil

Bridger Expansion Project Could Boost South Bow/Capline, Exxon Drives Permian Growth

New Montana filing revives cross-border potential; Record Q4 2025 Permian output signals sustained upside by Exxon's crude oil assets

Feb 23 • Plainview Energy Analytics

Bridger Eyeing a Keystone XL Resurrection? New 36-Inch Canada-to-Wyoming Crude Line Proposed

550,000 BPD Capacity Project May Leverage Canceled Keystone XL's Built Canadian Segment for Heavy Oil Transport

Feb 19 • Plainview Energy Analytics

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Enbridge Unveils MLO2 Route - Splitting Heavy and Light Oil Paths

Reversing Pipelines and Optimizing Infrastructure for Heavy and Light Oil Takeaway

Feb 16 • Plainview Energy Analytics

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Wyoming Production Declines Offset by Canadian Pipeline Expansions? | Mexico's Dos Bocas Ramp-Up Cuts Exports

Declining Rocky Mountain Production May Meet Rising Canadian Inflows, While Mexico's Refining Surge Tightens Heavy Crude Supply and Stabilizes U.S. Gulf…

Feb 16 • Plainview Energy Analytics

Plains Pipeline Eyes Rangeland Expansion as EIA Reports PADD 4 Production Declines

Renewed interest in Canada-to-PADD 4 crude corridors emerges as Wyoming drops 9% and other Rocky Mountain basins weaken

Feb 9 • Plainview Energy Analytics

Trans Mountain Files for DRA Optimization Project: Enhancing Capacity as Canadian Oil Flows Rise

Low-Cost Upgrade Targets 90,000 bpd Increase Ahead of Growing Production and Port Improvements

Feb 6 • Plainview Energy Analytics

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Eagle Ford Pipeline Rates Hit Record Lows While Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Surges in 2025

Sunoco LP’s East Leg tariff falls to $0.21/bbl amid basin overcapacity; Shenandoah and Whale drive 200,000+ b/d Texas pipeline gains

Feb 2 • Plainview Energy Analytics

January 2026

Venezuelan Oil Revival and Bakken Rig Count Decline: Impacts on Canadian Heavy Crude and North Dakota Production

US Talks with Chevron Target Rapid Boost in Venezuelan Output with Mitigated Downside for Canadian Crude, While Continental Resources Leads Bakken Rig…

Jan 26 • Plainview Energy Analytics

DJ Basin Crude Pipeline Growth and Valero Memphis Refinery Supply Evolution

Elevation Midstream's binding season for DJ South gathering expansion using underutilized capacity. Valero's Memphis refinery diversifies crude sourcing…

Jan 20 • Plainview Energy Analytics

Rapid Reaction: Continental Resources Halts Bakken Drilling - Implications for 2026 Production Outlook

Harold Hamm Cites Thin Margins in Low-Price Environment as Continental Pulls Rigs from North Dakota Shale Play

Jan 16 • Plainview Energy Analytics

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Is EIA Overstating New Mexico Crude Output? 2025 Gap Widens to 70 kb/d | Bakken Production Response to Low $60 Oil Prices

New Mexico state data lags EIA by large margin; resilient operators like Continental grew Bakken through dip, but shut-ins signal sensitivity for others

Jan 12 • Plainview Energy Analytics

U.S. Imports of Venezuelan Crude: Decade-Long Trends, Sanctions, and Gulf Coast Flows

Watch now | How Venezuelan crude flows collapsed, partially returned, and reshaped Gulf Coast import patterns, refinery destinations, and importer…

Jan 6 • Plainview Energy Analytics

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