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MPLX Expecting 2 Bcf/d Whistler Pipeline Online in 3Q21 5/4/2021

MPLX issued a 1Q21 update on Whistler Gas Pipeline, citing that it was on track for completion in the third quarter of 2021.

ConocoPhillips Reports 1Q21 Lower 48 Production of 715 Mboe/d; Winter Uri Impacted 50 Mboe/d 5/4/2021

ConocoPhillips reported 1Q21 Lower 48 production of 715 Mboe/d, which included 405 Mboe/d from the Permian, 187 Mboe/d in the Eagle Ford and 86 Mboe/d in the Bakken. Winter Storm Uri had a 50 Mboe/d impact on production, which was fully restored as of March 2021. Notably, Lower 48 earnings jumped to $704 million as compared to 1Q20 earnings of just $30 million.

COP exited the quarter with 15 drilling rigs and 7 frac crews deployed across the Lower 48.

5/3/2021 - Argentinian Health Worker Blockades of Vaca Muerta Lifted After Three Weeks
4/30/2021 - North Carolina Regulators Again Deny Water Certification for MVP Southgate Project
4/30/2021 - Exxon Reports 1Q21 Permian Basin Production of 394 Mboe/d; +12% YoY
4/29/2021 - Vista Oil & Gas Reports +11% Increase in Vaca Muerta Production to 34.1 Mboe/d
4/29/2021 - Xcel Energy Proposes Colorado Plan for >5,000 MW in Renewables and Full Coal Retirements

Upstream

5/5/2021 - Devon Remains "Unwavering in Commitment to Capital Discipline" After 1Q21

5/5/2021 - Comstock Maintains 2021 CapEx Guidance of $510-$550MM; Placing Online 49 Net Wells

5/4/2021 - Oasis Petroleum Acquiring Select Williston Assets from Diamondback for $745MM

4/30/2021 - Vitol Reportedly Nearing Deal to Acquire Hunt's Permian Wells for $1B

4/30/2021 - CNX Reports 1Q21 Free Cash Flows of $101MM; Remains Focused on Debt Reduction & Buybacks

4/30/2021 - Chevron Reports 1Q21 U.S. Refining Group Losses of $130MM; Crude Inputs of 881 Mbbl/d

4/30/2021 - Exxon Reiterates 2021 CapEx Program of $16-$19B
Midstream

5/5/2021 - NuStar Energy Reports Return of Refined Product Demand on System to 100% of Pre-COVID Levels

5/4/2021 - Equitrans Midstream Targeting Summer 2022 Completion Date for MVP Project

4/12/2021 - WhiteWater Midstream Launches Open Season for Waha Gas Storage

4/7/2021 - P66 Partners Cancels Plans for Liberty Crude Pipeline

3/5/2021 - Chevron Acquiring Noble Midstream Partners in All-Stock Deal

2/24/2021 - Enable Expecting Gulf Run Pipeline to Receive FERC Certificate in 'Coming Months'

2/22/2021 - Ukraine Sanctions Opposition Party Leader & Takes Control of Regional Fuel Pipeline
LNG

5/4/2021 - Sabine Pass Supplies Carbon-Neutral LNG to Royal Dutch Shell via Offsets

5/3/2021 - Santos & Eni Sign MoU for Further Development in Northern Australia and Timor-Leste; Darwin LNG Expansion Possible

4/26/2021 - Equinor Shifts Hammerfest Start-Up to March 31, 2022 (+6 Month Delay)

4/23/2021 - Texas Representatives Introduce Natural Gas Export Expansion Act to Speed Up LNG Export Approvals

4/22/2021 - Norway Finds that Equinor Breached Rules at Melkoeya LNG Facility Ahead of September 2020 Fire

4/16/2021 - Pieridae Energy Targeting Goldboro LNG FID in by June 30, 2021

4/14/2021 - NextDecade Signs Engineering Services Agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for Carbon Capture at Rio Grande LNG

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