Lundin Norway AS, a unit of Lundin Petroleum AB, Stockholm, has made an oil and gas discovery with main well 7219/12-1, which was drilled on the Filicudi prospect in the southern Barents Sea. Lundin is now drilling sidetrack well 7219/12-1A. Source: News

India has granted Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL) environmental clearance to proceed with a project to modernize and expand its 7.5-million tonne/year Mumbai refinery in Maharashtra State. Source: News

Michael Wilson has been selected to succeed the retiring James W. Simpson as chair of Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary. Source: News

An affiliate of MPLX Pipe Line Holdings LLC (MPLH), a subsidiary of MPLX LP, has agreed to acquire the 230,000-b/d Ozark crude oil pipeline from Enbridge Pipelines (Ozark) LLC, a subsidiary of Enbridge Energy Partners LP, for $220 million. The 433-mile, 22-in. pipeline originates in Cushing, Okla., and terminates in Wood River, Ill. Source: News

Two consecutive years of economic contraction in the Texas upstream industry ended as 2016 drew to a close, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP) says. Source: News

The US House of Representatives approved legislation under the Congressional Review Act that would nullify a Securities and Exchange requirement for US oil and gas and other extractive industries to disclose payments to foreign governments. Source: News

Chevron Corp. reported fourth-quarter 2016 earnings of $415 million compared with a loss of $588 million in fourth-quarter 2015. Full-year 2016 results were a loss of $497 million compared with earnings of $4.6 billion in 2015. Source: News

Accountability, honesty, and respect will be core principles at the US Department of State while Rex W. Tillerson is its secretary, he told employees as he arrived there on Feb. 2. He also expressed high regard for the people who work there already. Source: News