EIA: US crude inventories fall 4.2 million bbl

US commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, decreased 4.2 million bbl during the week ended May 20 compared with the previous week’s average, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s weekly Petroleum Status Report. Source: News


MARKET WATCH: NYMEX crude price hits highest settlement since October 2015

The price of light, sweet crude oil for July delivery settled at a high for so far in 2016 and was 1¢ above the settlement price for July Brent on the London market May 24. It was the first time since January that the US benchmark has settled above Brent. Source: News


PPL finds gas with first exploration well on Kotri block in Pakistan

The Kotri X-1 well flowed gas at an a rate of 3.4 MMcfd with a wellhead pressure of 608 psi, according to a press release from Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (PPL). The operator holds 100% working interest in the Kotri block, and its first exploration well is in the Hyderabad district of Pakistan’s Sindh Province. […]


KPMG: Price volatility driving energy business model transformations

Volatile oil and natural gas prices have accelerated planning by energy executives to change their business models, KPMG Global Energy Institute said May 24 with the release of annual survey results of US senior energy executives. Source: News


Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago sign cross-border development deal

Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a unitization and unit operating agreement for the development and production of the 10-tcf Loran Manatee cross-border natural gas fields that the two countries share. Source: News


Freeport-McMoRan cancels another drillship contract

Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC (FMOG), a unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., has agreed with Rowan Cos. PLC to immediately cancel the contract for the Rowan Relentless drillship, which was scheduled to terminate in June 2017. Source: News


KMI withdraws FERC application for NED pipeline

Kinder Morgan Inc. has officially withdrawn its application to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) natural gas pipeline. Source: News


Petroceltic finds gas, condensate with second Ain Tsila appraisal well

The AT-13 appraisal well penetrated 73 m of gas, condensate-bearing Ordovician formation in Algeria’s Ain Tsila development. Petroceltic International PLC reported on May 23 that its latest appraisal well is the second in a campaign of as many as 24 development wells. The AT-13 is north of the field, 1.8 km from the AT-8 well, […]