Forecasting and Infrastructure
The Challenge of Investing in Natural Gas Infrastructure “If you think about what a bad mix …particularly short-term politics and long-term infrastructure are, and it really is the infrastructure that people have to make decisions on for the long term.” – Alan Armstrong, CEO of Williams Long-term Infrastructure versus Short-term Politics Large infrastructure projects such […]
Natural Gas Market Modeling and the DOE LNG Study
President Donald Trump, Source: Voice of America President Trump just canceled the “LNG pause”. It may make moot the recent DOE report done as part of President Biden’s “Pause” last year but most certainly makes moot former Secretary of Energy Granholm’s letter accompanying this report with a new Secretary soon to be appointed in Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty […]
Phillips 66 Makes a Move on NGLs
Phillips 66 has recently acquired EPIC for $2.2 billion which is a significant move in the NGL market. CEO, Mark Lashier believes that this move will better position Phillips 66 as a downstream energy provider and helps to optimize their NGL value chain. But what exactly are NGLs and why are they significant? Natural Gas […]
Planning for the Future in Energy
Dr. Robert Brooks on the Energy Bytes Podcast – Part 3 [To get the full scoop, watch Dr. Robert Brooks on the Energy Bytes podcast here.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0WWFfaRDMU Energy Companies and Future Planning under Different Systems In a democracy like the United States, energy companies constantly face challenges when it comes to long-term planning. The political […]
2024’s Key Themes for Natural Gas and LNG
What are the key themes to emerge in Natural Gas and LNG so far in 2024? Top industry organizations have weighed in on the matter, including the IGU in their world LNG report. Some takeaways with graphs from RBAC include: Supply Constraints and Equilibrium: The global LNG market has reached a newfound but fragile equilibrium […]
Global Natural Gas Disruptions and the Role of Energy Market Simulation
RBAC’s Founder and CEO, Dr. Robert Brooks, joins David Blackmon to discuss exactly what energy market simulation is and its purpose in modeling real-world scenarios such as conflict in the Red Sea, slowdowns in the Panama Canal, reduced gas flows to Europe from Russia, the U.S. LNG export project permitting pause, and growth of emerging […]
Is Natural Gas Argentina’s Silver Lining?
Argentina has the second largest shale gas reserves in the world; with a new president having to face the dark clouds of rampant inflation and economic chaos, could their natural gas be the silver lining they are looking for? Argentina’s President-elect, Javier Milei, a free-market economist and libertarian, has a herculean task in front of […]
G2M2 23Q3 Base Case Release
The G2M2 Software and 23Q3Base quarterly database has been loaded to the RBAC website for download. Below is a short 23Q3Base Forecast Bulletin with highlights from this new release. For more information or assistance, please call RBAC Technical Support at 281-506-0588 x112.
GPCM version 12.3.1.21 Now Available!
RBAC is pleased to announce the release of GPCM 12.3.1.21. The release includes several important improvements and bug fixes, as seen below. Improvements We’ve updated the LNG Imports & Exports Summaries; MMTPA was changed to MT (Metric Tonnes). As a rate, MMTPA could be higher on a specific month than for the year overall, but […]
GPCM 23Q3 Base Case Release
The 23Q3base quarterly GPCM database has been loaded to the RBAC website for download. Below is a short 23Q3base Forecast Bulletin with highlights from this new release. We have also attached a .pdf for your convenience. For more information or assistance, please call RBAC Technical Support at 281-506-0588 x112.
