Wrong policies could hamstring US gas development, forum told

Poorly conceived policies could restrict development of abundant domestic natural gas resources and deny the US energy security, economic, and geopolitical opportunities, several speakers at an Apr. 6 Hudson Institute forum warned. Source: News

Woodside to explore offshore permit in Bonaparte basin

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. has been awarded permit WA-522-P in the offshore Bonaparte basin. It lies between the Petrel, Frigate, Tern, and Blacktip gas fields on the east and the Prometheus-Rubicon fields to the west. Source: News

Rawicz-15 well flows 3.6 MMscfd of gas in Poland

San Leon Energy PLC, Dublin, reported that the Rawicz-15 development well on the 742-sq-km Rawicz concession in Poland’s southern Permian basin was stimulated and flowed at an average rate of more than 3.6 MMscfd over the main flow period of several days. Source: News

BOEM schedules public meetings about 2017-22 OCS plan’s draft EIS

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management scheduled three public meetings to receive input on the draft programmatic environmental impact statement covering oil and gas lease sales in the 2017-22 US Outer Continental Shelf program it is preparing. Source: News

India eases regulation of crude imports

State-owned refiners in India have been empowered to develop their own policies for importing crude oil. Source: News

DCP Midstream sheds 300 jobs

DCP Midstream LLC, the Denver-based 50-50 joint venture of Phillips 66 and Spectra Energy Corp., has cut 300 operational and corporate roles, or 10% of its workforce, across its 17-state footprint. Source: News