Qatar Petroleum (QP) subsidiary Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. has formally commissioned the 146,000-b/d condensate splitter of its Laffan Refinery 2 (LR 2) at the Laffan refining complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Doha, Qatar. Source: News

Senex Energy Ltd., Brisbane, has sanctioned a major investment in the proposed Western Surat Gas Project by committing $50 million (Aus.) to a 30-well coal seam gas (CSG) drilling campaign in southeastern Queensland. Source: News

Construction will start soon of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline’s second string from Russia across the Black Sea to Turkey, as PJSC Gazprom reported a construction contract has been signed. Source: News

Oil prices gained on New York and London markets Feb. 21, which analysts attributed to growing optimism that world oil supply will tighten as major producers appeared to have largely complied in January with their promised production cuts. Source: News

South Coast Air Quality Management District and Torrance Refining Co. LLC (TORC), a subsidiary of PBF Energy Inc., Parsippany, NJ, are investigating the cause of a weekend fire at TORC’s 155,000-b/d refinery in Torrance, Calif. Source: News

Randy Schmidt has been promoted to managing director of Burns & McDonnell’s terminals and pipelines group, effective Jan. 1, 2017. He’s succeeding Ted Born, who is retiring. Source: News

Joseph A. Mills has been chosen by Tulsa-based Samson Resources Corp.’s second-lien creditor group as Samson’s president and chief executive officer, effective when the company’s global settlement joint plan of reorganization becomes effective.  Source: News