Category Archives: NGL

Recap: OPIS NGL Market Conference

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Mel Brannen

OpenLink Financial attended the OPIS NGL Conference at the Del Coronado Hotel in San Diego, California. Here is a quick recap of each of Monday’s sessions: Continue reading →

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Video: Effectively Managing Natural Gas Transactions

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Kristen Ortwerth-Jewell

In this quick 1-minute video, Michael Snayd explains that an LDC and/or Retail Energy Provider can easily, efficiently, and accurately manage trading, scheduling, and delivery to thousands of natural gas customers.

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Pro Rata Allocation 101

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Jeri Masterson

If you operate a gas gathering system, you’ll want to understand how to allocate receipt meters (gas coming in) and delivery meters (gas going out). The math is the same for both. Continue reading →

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Spreadsheet Accuracy: Gas Gathering, Gas Marketing, Gas Accounting

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Jeri Masterson

I’d already asked one of our current SNG super users, who had also previously done implementations for other companies, about what percentage of spreadsheets have errors. He estimated 90%, so I went looking for some actual statistics, and here’s what I found: Continue reading →

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What is Fractionation? | Natural Gas and NGL Marketing

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Jeri Masterson

Fractionation works based on the different boiling points of the different hydrocarbons in the NGL stream. Essentially, fractionation occurs in stages consisting of the boiling off of hydrocarbons one by one. Continue reading →

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NGL Marketing: Will it continue driving natural gas producers?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Rick Hall

 Why are US producers continuing to drill aggressively in the Marcellus Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, and other unconventional plays when natural gas prices are at depressed levels?  The total number of rigs drilling for natural gas has soared from … Continue reading →

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