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    General Interest

    Equinor to further evaluate Norwegian Sea discovery

    June 24, 2019
    Norway’s Equinor and partners Ineos E&P and Faroe Petroleum will evaluate how to further develop an oil and gas discovery made in exploration well 6507/3-13 (Snadd Outer Outer...
    General Interest

    Shell adds crude storage capacity at Bukom refinery

    June 17, 2019
    Robert BrelsfordDownstream Technology EditorRoyal Dutch Shell PLC has completed a project to expand crude oil storage capacity at its 500,000-b/d Pulau Bukom refinery on Bukom...
    General Interest

    Shell to sell Martinez refinery to PBF Energy unit

    June 17, 2019
    Robert BrelsfordDownstream Technology EditorPBF Energy Inc. subsidiary PBF Holding Co. LLC has entered an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell PLC to purchase Shell subsidiary Equilon...
    General Interest

    IEA: UK makes progress reducing energy-related CO2 emissions

    June 17, 2019
    The UK has made major progress in reducing emissions, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest country review.“The United Kingdom has shown real results in terms ...
    General Interest

    NJ DEP rejects land-use permit apps for pipeline

    June 17, 2019
    New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection rejected three land use permit applications for Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co.’s (Transco) proposed interstate natural gas...

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    General Interest

    AFPM seeks court review of EPA’s year-round E15 authorization

    June 17, 2019
    The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers asked a federal appeals court to review the US Environmental Protection Agency’s authorization for gasoline with 15% ethanol (E15...
    General Interest

    Proposed pipeline safety reauthorization raises penalties

    June 17, 2019
    US Transportation Sec. Elaine L. Chao submitted a legislative proposal to Congress on June 3 that would reauthorize safety programs at the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials ...
    General Interest

    EIA: Oil price forecast lower for 2019 on demand concerns

    June 17, 2019
    Brent crude oil spot prices are expected to average $67/bbl this year, which is $3/bbl lower than forecast last month in the US Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term ...
    Editor's Perspective

    Divisive bills raise odds in Canada for Trans Mountain nod

    June 17, 2019
    Two bills making the oil and gas industry anxious have survived in the Canadian Senate—one less damaging than its original version and one not.Prospects thus rise that they’ll...
    General Interest

    Oman-Kuwait JV lets contract for Duqm petchem complex

    June 17, 2019
    Robert BrelsfordDownstream Technology EditorDuqm Refinery & Petrochemical Industries Co. LLC (DRPIC), Muscat, a joint venture of state-owned Oman Oil Co. and Kuwait Petroleum ...
    General Interest

    Old idea in new proposal

    June 17, 2019
    In what seems to have become an annual ritual, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) announced a seemingly new infrastructure development program on June 5 that would rely on his usual...
    General Interest

    A regulatory prod

    June 17, 2019
    Oil and gas producers facing resistance in many places should appreciate a government that not only supports what they do but wants them to work faster.Since March 2016, the UK...
    General Interest

    Sonangol, Eni let contract for Luanda refinery upgrades

    June 17, 2019
    Robert BrelsfordDownstream Technology EditorAs part of its earlier cooperation agreement with state-owned Sonangol EP, Eni SPA has let a contract to a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont...
    General Interest

    Petrobras advances downstream divestment plans

    June 17, 2019
    Robert BrelsfordDownstream Technology EditorPetroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has signed a commitment agreement with Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE...
    General Interest

    Million-dollar elm

    June 17, 2019
    When thinking about multimillion-dollar merger and acquisition activities taking place in modern times, many probably picture oil company executives sitting around a large desk...
    General Interest

    Santos confirms Dorado’s size with appraisal well

    June 17, 2019
    A joint venture of Santos Ltd. and Carnarvon Petroleum Ltd. has confirmed a “major” oil and gas discovery with the Dorado well, drilled in the Bedout subbasin about 160 km offshore...
    General Interest

    OGJ Newsletter

    June 17, 2019
    GENERAL INTEREST Quick TakesBP report sees energy-emissions ‘mismatch’Citing a “growing mismatch” between hope and action, BP executives released the company’s annual Statistical...