Fighting has intensified around three Libyan terminals through which oil exports resumed last September after the lifting of a blockade in place nearly 2 years. Source: News
EPA withdraws oil and gas industry data collection request
The US Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a request that oil and gas industry owners and operators provide information about equipment and emissions at existing operations. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said he ordered the Mar. 2 move after deciding that he wanted to reassess the need for the information collection request (ICR). Source: News
Senate approves Zinke's nomination as next Interior Secretary
The US Senate approved President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to be Secretary of the Interior by 68 to 31 votes on Mar. 1 as several Democrats joined Republicans in affirming the selection. Source: News
Watching Government: Building a better ESA
Wyoming Gov. Matthew H. Mead (R) launched an endangered species initiative when he became chairman of the Western Governors Association 18 months ago. Once WGA adopted it at its annual meeting this past June, Mead decided to bring it to the National Governors Association’s recent 2017 Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. Source: News
Oil and gas groups welcome White House's change in tone
US oil and gas associations welcome changes in the policymaking tone at the White House and look forward to working with the Trump administration, officials said in statements before and after US President Donald J. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28. Source: News
Texas LNG advances proposed Brownsville liquefaction, terminal
Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, a subsidiary of Houston-based Texas LNG LLC, has engaged a consortium of Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. and KBR Inc. to deliver both preliminary final investment decision (FID) detailed engineering and post-FID engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the first 2 million-tonnes/year phase of a proposed 4 million-tpy LNG export project […]
CERAWeek: Industry leaders echo cautiously optimistic view
Oil and gas industry leaders echoed a cautiously optimistic viewpoint when voicing their near-to-medium-term market outlooks presented Mar. 6 at CERAWeek by IHS Markit in Houston. Source: News
CERAWeek: OPEC done bearing 'burden of free riders'
Maintaining a stable world oil market is a global responsibility and not one that should fall squarely on the shoulders of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, two of the cartel’s primary decision makers emphasized during separate discussions at CERAWeek by IHS Markit on Mar. 7. Source: News
Perplexing utterances
Something about the US presidency makes holders of the office rash on the subject of energy. To be fair, the job is overwhelming, unforgiving, and eminently political. Source: News
Process principles unplugged
In an era of refining and petrochemical companies’ voracious race to find the latest and greatest technology solutions to help them achieve what quickly is beginning to look like complete virtual operation of their manufacturing sites, it’s encouraging to know a certain group of ladies and gentlemen out there-the true brains behind the processing business, […]