Study says CCS key to climate goals, fossil-energy use

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology offers more hope than generally is believed as a way to allow use of fossil energy while meeting aggressive targets for mitigation of climate change, says a new report. Source: News

Broadley named EIC chief executive officer

Stuart Broadley has been appointed as chief executive officer of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), a trade association for UK firms that supply goods and services to the global energy industries. Source: News

OCS lease sales should include offshore Alaska, lawmakers say

Alaska’s congressional delegation called on US Interior Sec. Sally Jewell to keep three federal offshore oil and gas lease sales in waters off the state’s coast in the 2017-22 US Outer Continental Shelf program that is being prepared. Source: News

Black Sea seismic program under way offshore Romania

Carlyle Group’s Black Sea Oil & Gas SRL has awarded GC Rieber Shipping a 45-day contract for seismic work offshore Romania in the Black Sea. Wholly owned subsidiary Dolphin Geophysical Ltd. will deliver fast-track 3D seismic with its 16-streamer Polar Marquis. Source: News

Plains to fight California spill charges

Plains All American Pipeline LP said it will fight criminal charges related to the release of 500 bbl of crude oil from its 24-in. OD Coastal Line 901 near Santa Barbara, Calif., last year. Source: News

Satorp lets contract for Jubail integrated refining complex

Saudi Aramco Total Refinery & Petrochemicals Co. (Satorp) has let a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., to provide general engineering services for a series of projects at its 400,000 b/d full-conversion refinery complex at Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Source: News