We Lost Internet Last Night -- Still Down This Morning -- Blogging From McDonald's -- Will Be Awhile Before I Get Caught Up -- November 2, 2017

Our internet at home is still down, and apparently the problem is spreading again this morning in the Dallas area, from downdetector:

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Back To Business

Active rigs:

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RBN Energy: the rationale for reversing the crude oil flow on the Capline.

The three co-owners of the 1.2-MMb/d Capline Pipeline from St. James, LA, to Patoka, IL, have begun assessing whether there is sufficient shipper interest in reversing the flow of one of the U.S.’s largest crude oil pipelines in the early 2020s.

There are good reasons both for ending Capline’s long run as a northbound-flowing pipe and for repurposing the pipeline to help transport heavy western Canadian oil and other crudes south to refineries in eastern Louisiana and Mississippi and to export markets.

But there also are logical questions to ask, such as why Capline’s owners envision sending only 300 Mb/d south on the pipe, and why they don’t see the reversal occurring for five years. Today, we examine the forces behind Capline’s possible reversal and the benefits that flipping the pipe’s direction might provide.

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The Sports Page

From RBN Energy today (same link as above):

The Astros’ 5-1 win last night in the seventh game of the 2017 World Series capped off an incredible year for the team, and provided a welcome boost to the Houston area, parts of which are still recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey. Houston Strong! The Astros accomplished a lot in the post-season. For one, they became the first Major League Baseball (MLB) team to win a pennant in both the National League (in 2005) and the American League (a couple of weeks ago). For another, in their 10^th-inning, 13-12 win in Game 5 on Sunday, the Astros became the first team in World Series history to have five different players hit homers. (Game 2 wasn’t bad either!) In many ways it was inevitable — or at least not very surprising — that the Astros and the Dodgers would end up in the World Series this year. After all, both teams had won more than 100 games during the regular season, a feat that only seven other teams have accomplished so far this century.