Boxing Day, 2014

RBN Energy: company-by-company review of NGL takeaway in the Permian and Eagle Ford, a continuing series.

It remains to be seen to what extent the recent crash in oil prices--and the sympathetic decline in prices for natural gas liquids (NGLs) - will lead to major drilling and production pull-backs in some U.S. shale plays. What seems clear, though, is that the higher-grade, liquids-rich areas at the heart of the Eagle Ford and Permian Basin will continue to experience at least modest levels of drilling activity and still-strong production for some time to come.   That should provide considerable relief to the midstream companies that have been investing heavily in NGL infrastructure in the Eagle Ford and Permian the past few years. Today, we continue our company-by-company look at existing and planned natural gas processing plants, fractionators and NGL pipelines in two of the most productive plays in the U.S.

Active rigs:

	12/26/2014	12/26/2013	12/26/2012	12/26/2011	12/26/2010
Active Rigs	173	186	186	197	162