Nexen, Inpex cancel British Columbia-based Aurora LNG export project

Aurora LNG and its partners, Nexen Energy—a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp. Ltd.—and INPEX Gas British Columbia, have ended the project’s feasibility study and will cease all activity on the project. Source: News


Oman-Kuwait JV finalizes contracts for grassroots refining complex

Duqm Refinery & Petrochemical Industries Co. LLC (DRPIC), Muscat, a joint venture of state-owned Oman Oil Co. and Kuwait Petroleum Corp. subsidiary Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd., has awarded the final two of three main contract packages for engineering, procurement, and construction of its long-planned 230,000-b/d refinery and petrochemical complex to be built in the Duqm […]


EIA: Timeline uncertain for return to pre-storm US production, refining

Hurricane Harvey has tremendously disrupted the US crude oil and product markets in recent weeks. At the peak of disruption, an estimated 3.9 million b/d of US Gulf Coast refining capacity was taken offline, and oil transportation capacity in the region was restricted. Source: News


Radical regulators

Radicalization of Canadian energy policy glows ominously under light cast from TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.’s request to delay action on its applications for the important Energy East Pipeline and a smaller project. Source: News


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Houston strong

Last week marked the return of OGJ staff to its Houston office after the building was knocked out of commission by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey. Most of the us were fortunate enough to have sustained only minor-if any-damage to our homes, which in turned served as our temporary offices for more than 2 weeks. […]


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Jack up rig arrives for Pasca A-4 appraisal in Gulf of Papua

China Oilfield Services Ltd.’s COSL Seeker jack up rig was offloaded in Port Moresby harbor during the weekend and is now heading for Perth company Twinza Oil Ltd.’s Pasca A-4 appraisal drilling location in the Gulf of Papua. Source: News


New threats seen to Nigerian oil output

A possible resumption of Niger Delta militancy threatens a 5-month recovery in oil production in Nigeria, one of two wildcard members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries warns an analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, Bath, UK. Source: News


Norwest Energy makes oil discovery at Xanadu

Norwest Energy Ltd., Perth, has made and oil discovery in its shallow-water Xanadu-1 wildcat drilled in the north Perth basin offshore Western Australia. Source: News