India’s ONGC Videsh Ltd. is to acquire 30% in an exploration license offshore Namibia from a unit of Tullow Oil PLC. Source: News

The Statoil ASA-operated Kayak well in production license 532 of the Barents Sea found oil in two sandstone intervals with thicknesses of 27 m and 18 m, with moderate-to-poor reservoir quality in the upper part of the Kolje formation. Source: News

A federal appeals court vacated the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 90-day pause and ordered it to implement the Obama administration’s limits on methane emissions from oil and gas operations. Source: News

AWE Ltd., Sydney, reported it has confirmed a southern extension to its onshore north Perth basin Waitsia gas field when appraisal well Waitsia-3 encountered strong gas shows across a 1,250-m gross interval, including the Kingia and High Cliff Sandstone reservoir targets. Source: News

Light, sweet crude oil prices for August and September gained by about $1/bbl on July 3 but trading was light on the US July 4 holiday. Source: News

In an otherwise contentious 115th Congress, the US House of Representatives approved a bill aimed at improving career opportunities for women, minorities, and veterans in the energy and other major US industries. Source: News

Safely operating natural gas pipelines through inclined tunnels in seismic regions requires stress analysis research. Incline angle, inclined pipe length, cover depth, pressure, and temperature are among the factors affecting pipe stress. Proper consideration of these factors can determine limit length at varying incline angles. Source: News