Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (PPL) has flow tested its Adhi South X-1 well in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, from the Khewra formation with a maximum flow rate of 1,550 b/d of oil and 2.62 MMcfd of gas on a 32/64-in. choke. Source: News

Oil and gas producers in Texas continue to increase production in response to higher wellhead prices, boosting the statewide upstream oil and gas economy. Source: News

A ductile tensile overload fracture of a subsea jumper’s load limiting joint led to an estimated 1,926 bbl of crude oil leaking from a Shell Offshore Inc. offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico on May 11, 2016, a US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement panel’s investigation concluded. Source: News

India’s state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp. has let a contract to Petrofac to provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for a project to increase production of Bharat Stage 6-quality fuels (equivalent to Euro 6) at its refinery near Kochi, at Ambalamugal, Ernakulam district, in the Indian state of Kerala. Source: News

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP, a joint venture of Chevron Corp. and Phillips 66, has completed startup of a 1.5 million-tonne/year ethane cracker at the combine’s Cedar Bayou facility at Baytown, Tex., finalizing the second phase of its previously announced $6-billion US Gulf Coast petrochemical project. Source: News

With a $31.1 million cash offer, W&T Offshore Inc. was the successful bidder on an interest in three blocks in Heidelberg field in the Gulf of Mexico offered in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Cobalt International Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries. Source: News

Oil prices gained by more than $1.80 on both the New York and London markets Mar. 9, which analysts attributed to positive US economic indicators and a declining rig count. Light, sweet crude for April delivery settled above $62/bbl while Brent for May delivery settled above $65/bbl. Source: News