US Department of the Interior reporting guidance to oil and gas operators may hinder the US Bureau of Land Management’s ability to account for methane emissions on onshore federal leases, the Government Accountability Office warned. Source: News

Cleanup continues from a pipeline failure in early June that resulted in the release of about 2,400 bbl of condensate about 65 km northeast of Grande Cache in west-central Alberta. Source: News

Statoil ASA plans to cut its capital expenditure guidance for 2016 to $12 billion from $13 billion. That includes an exploration guidance reduction to $1.8 billion from $2 billion. Source: News

Savannah Petroleum PLC has signed with BGP Niger SARL to acquire 800 line-km of 2D seismic data over part of the company’s R3 license area in southeast Niger. The company’s R1/R2 and R3/R4 permits are in the Agadem Rift basin, which contains 975 million bbl of 2P reserves with current production of 20,000 b/d, Savannah […]

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate reported two discoveries by Statoil Petroleum AS southwest of Oseberg South field in the North Sea. Source: News

BP Berau Ltd. awarded two new engineering and construction contracts for onshore and offshore work in Indonesia on the Tangguh LNG expansion project. The first, for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of two offshore unmanned platforms and associated subsea pipelines, was let to Saipem. Source: News

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. plans to keep six rigs working in the Delaware basin, citing improved efficiencies and lower drilling costs. Previously, Anadarko executives had said they likely would cut the Delaware rig number from six to four this year. Source: News