Bahraini officials blamed Iran for a Nov. 10 oil pipeline explosion south of Manama in an escalation of Persian Gulf tensions dismissed by Iranian counterparts as “absurd and false.” The blast at the village of Buri, 10 miles south of Manama, damaged several buildings. The fire was quickly extinguished after Bapco cut flow through the […]

Strong federal prosecutions will occur when individuals or groups vandalize oil and gas pipelines or other US energy transportation systems, the Department of Justice pledged. “This department is committed to vigorously prosecuting those who damage this critical energy infrastructure in violation of federal law,” a DOJ spokesperson said Nov. 10. Source: News

Royal Dutch Shell PLC has signed an agreement to sell part of its stake in Woodside Petroleum Ltd. to equity investors. Shell subsidiary Shell Energy Holdings Australia Ltd. has entered into an underwriting agreement with two investment banks for the sale of 71.6 million shares in Woodside, representing 64% of its interest in Woodside and […]

Hess Corp. said it has shut in production at three of its Gulf of Mexico platforms after a Nov. 8 fire at Shell Oil Co.’s Enchilada platform. The fire was associated with a 30-in. export pipeline.  Source: News

Tellurian Inc. and Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals Inc. signed four fixed-price, lump-sum turnkey agreements totaling $15.2 billion for the engineering, procurement, and construction of Driftwood LNG, an LNG export plant proposed in Carlyss, La., on the west bank of the Calcasieu River. Source: News

Tethys Oil AB has acquired the 15,449-sq-km Block 49 onshore Oman. The company said it has access to 11,000 km of 2D seismic collected by previous operators and cores from nine historical wells, including Dauka-1, which was the first well drilled in Oman in 1955. Several of the cores show traces of oil, the company […]