TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA and Schlumberger Ltd. are reimaging data covering 1,000 blocks in the central US Gulf of Mexico. Final results for the program are expected in early 2018, ahead of anticipated block turnover in the region. The study will reprocess 3D wide azimuth images covering 23,000 sq km previously acquired by both companies. […]

The Colorado Petroleum Council’s executive director called on the US Senate to revoke the US Bureau of Land Management’s methane waste rule under the Congressional Review Act because it potentially would overlap regulations that exist already in many states and create more problems than it would solve. The US House has voted to nullify the […]

Delek Group has adopted a final investment decision for development of Stage 1A for the Leviathan natural gas discovery offshore Israel. Source: News

Perth-based Woodside Petroleum Ltd. is considering a plan to expand production at its Pluto LNG plant on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. Source: News

US commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, increased 600,000 bbl during the week ended Feb. 17 from the previous week’s total, according to US Energy Information Administration data. Source: News

Eric Hathon has joined Cairn Energy PLC, Edinburgh, as director of exploration. Source: News

Segun Omidele has resigned as chief executive officer of Erin Energy Corp., and Jean-Michel Malek will assume the role on an interim basis effective Feb. 22. Source: News

Gazpromneft-Sakhalin, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, leased a semisubmersible rig from Hakuryu 5 Inc. to drill on Ayashsky block on the Sea of Okhotsk continental shelf. Japan Drilling Co. Ltd. owns Haburyu 5. Source: News