Industry News

Commonwealth LNG finds European demand for gas from Louisiana terminal

Commonwealth LNG has received commitments from European buyers to take almost half of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its planned 8.4-million-tons-per-year export terminal in Louisiana.

Snam CEO says China is a very attractive growth market for natural gas

Italian gas company Snam has ongoing discussions in China over possible business opportunities in the country, the group’s Chief Executive said.

Wild cats, boas are obstacles in Mexican president's refinery race

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s race to build an oil refinery in record time on land that was until recently alive with mangrove, wild cats and boa constrictors, has run into trouble, complicating his effort to revive ailing state-oil company Pemex.

ExxonMobil ships Group II Base Stocks from Rotterdam Refinery

ExxonMobil Basestocks announced the commercial readiness of its EHC™ 50 and EHC™ 120 base stocks, following the on-time completion of the Rotterdam refinery expansion project.

ADNOC Refining awards design contract for new refinery in Ruwais

ADNOC Refining took a step closer to building the world’s largest integrated refining and petrochemicals complex, in Ruwais, when it awarded a Pre-Front End Engineering and Designing (Pre-FEED) contract to the Wood Group, a global leader in engineering, project and technical services, for the new refinery in Ruwais.

Australia's east coast LNG plants unlikely to ever hit full capacity

Australia’s three east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants are unlikely to ever run at their combined full capacity of 25.3 million tons a year as there is not enough gas to feed them and meet local demand, a study released said.

Canadian heavy crude slips as pipeline rationing set to rise

Heavy Canadian crude prices widened to the biggest discount against New York futures this year as pipeline-operator Enbridge reported that rationing on its heavy oil lines would increase next month.

Oceaneering awarded integrity management program for Total's Tyra Redevelopment Project

Oceaneering International, Inc. has been awarded a two-year integrity management contract with Total E&P Danmark to support its significant Tyra Redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea.

U.S. shale boom keeps rolling even as wildcatters save cash

America’s surging shale oil production shows little sign of abating, despite industrywide spending cuts, as explorers learn to do more with less.

European LNG influx plays into Gazprom’s hands this winter

Changing gas price dynamics caused by an influx of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe have played into Russian producer Gazprom’s hands and enabled it to increase pipeline flows to the continent so far this year.

Anadarko announces LNG sale and purchase agreement with Pertamina

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte. Ltd., the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers, has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Pertamina.

Indian Oil buys commissioning cargo of LNG for new Ennore terminal

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) bought a commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for its new Ennore terminal in south India

Kenya says crude oil capacity insufficient for refinery

Crude oil deposits discovered in Kenya are insufficient to justify construction of a refinery, a senior petroleum ministry official said.

Aruba refinery puts refurbishment on hold due to Venezuela sanctions

The 209,000-barrel-per-day Aruba refinery, operated by a unit of U.S. Citgo Petroleum, is putting a $685 million refurbishing project on hold due to sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela, the company said.

Backlash against EPA pick fueled by 'biofuel reset'

Under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, oil refiners must blend billions of gallons of biofuels into their gasoline and diesel each year or buy credits from those that do.

California's heavy oil gets pricey amid Venezuela sanctions

California doesn’t usually come to mind when talking about the U.S. oil boom, but the state’s dirty oil is commanding an increasingly large premium amid an international shortfall of dense, high-sulfur crude.