Dunkirk LNG terminal commissioning starts

Dunkerque LNG is commissioning its regasification terminal at Dunkirk, France, and expects commercial operations to start in mid-September. Source: News


US Interior finalizes Arctic exploratory drilling regulations

The US Department of the Interior on July 7 announced final regulations for exploratory drilling activities on the US Arctic Outer Continental Shelf that require firms to have plans in place should a safety or environmental issue arise during operations. Source: News


Regulators approve zoning permit for proposed ND refinery

Local regulators have issued Meridian Energy Group Inc., Irvine, Calif., the first of two critical permits required for the company to move forward with development of its planned 55,000-b/sd Davis refinery in Billings County, ND, in the heart of southwestern North Dakota’s Bakken shale region. Source: News


API: US oil well completions fell 69% in second quarter

US oil well completions fell 69% in the second quarter compared with year-ago levels, the American Petroleum Institute estimates in its 2016 Quarterly Well Completion Report. Source: News


Second open season begins for Grand Mesa pipeline

NGL Energy Partners LP has launched a second binding open season for its wholly owned Grand Mesa crude oil pipeline that originates in Weld County, Colo., and extends 550 miles southeast to NGL’s crude storage terminal at Cushing, Okla. Source: News