The Permian Basin’s natural gas future just became a lot more connected. On October 9, ARM Energy and PIMCO announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Mustang Express Pipeline, a $2.3 billion, 42-inch project that will transform gas flows from the Katy Hub to the Gulf Coast LNG corridor.
The global crude market is entering a rare phase: the world’s largest producer, the United States, is pumping at record levels and consuming barrels at a pace that defies seasonal patterns. Add tightening chokepoints in Europe, Saudi pricing adjustments, and Libya’s upstream revival—and the Atlantic and Middle Eastern basins are now locked in a complex tug-of-war between abundance and constraint.
Occidental Petroleum CEO Vicki Hollub shared a confident yet measured outlook for oil markets this week at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London, forecasting a period of price stability followed by a tightening market later in the decade. Hollub expects oil prices to remain within a $58 to $62 per barrel range through 2026, describing the near-term environment as relatively balanced. But beyond that horizon, she sees growing potential for upward movement. v
If all the announced LNG export projects in North America get built — and that’s still a big if — our continent’s LNG export capacity is on track to more than double over the next five years.
At the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, hosted by Senator Dave McCormick More than $92 billion in private-sector investments—yes, nearly one-tenth of a trillion dollars—were unveiled for the Keystone State.
And at the center of this massive wave of capital? The Marcellus Shale, the largest natural gas field in the United States and the foundation of Pennsylvania’s modern industrial resurgence.
Liberty Energy’s third-quarter 2025 results offered a clear-eyed view of today’s completions market — and an ambitious look ahead at where energy services are heading. While revenue and profitability softened amid a slowdown in North American frac activity, the company’s remarks on market context and outlook reveal both realism and long-term conviction.
ExxonMobil is constructing what could become one of the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia facilities — a flagship project that marks a defining moment in the evolution of U.S. energy infrastructure.
ConocoPhillips continues to demonstrate disciplined, sequential development across South Texas, as seen in the evolution of the Ruckman Ranch Unit in Karnes County and the emerging Ruckman Trust Unit in neighboring DeWitt County. Both projects illustrate how tightly integrated drilling, completion, and environmental permitting have become across the Eagle Ford play.
Caprock Midstream South Texas LLC has officially received ownership of the Facility Site 4 Compressor Station in La Salle County, Texas, marking another step in the company’s expansion across the Eagle Ford region.
n the complex world of oil and gas operations, Facility Engineers are the quiet force that keeps everything running smoothly — from processing facilities and pipelines to midstream compression and optimization projects. To understand where this vital talent sits in Q4 2025, we analyzed a dataset of 900 Facility Engineers connected to U.S. oil and gas operators.
