Williams Partners LP reported that construction has begun in Pennsylvania on the greenfield portion of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project, an expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline that will connect Marcellus supplies with the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern US. Source: News

Sydney-based Elk Petroleum Ltd. has agreed to acquire a subsidiary of Resolute Energy Corp., Denver, including its 63% interest in Greater Aneth oil field in the Paradox basin of southeastern Utah, for $160 million. Source: News

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) waived authority to issue or deny a water-quality certification for the Millennium natural gas pipeline’s 7.8-mile Valley Lateral in Orange County, NY, when NYSDEC did not act within the federal Clean Water Act’s Section 401 1-year timeframe, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled on Sept. […]

China National Petroleum Corp. and Eni SPA have signed an agreement to cooperate in “oil and gas exploration and production, gas and LNG value-chain opportunities, trading and logistics opportunities, refining, and petrochemicals,” the Italian company said in a press statement. Source: News

An appraisal well drilled 2 km south of the Wisting oil discovery made in 2013 in the Barents Sea found a 55-m oil column, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Source: News

The US light, sweet crude oil contract for October settled flat on Sept. 15 at $49.89/bbl, unchanged from the previous day, after alternating between gains and losses throughout that day’s trading session. Source: News