MacKenzie to become BHP chairman

Ken MacKenzie has been elected to succeed Jac Nasser as chairman of BHP Billiton Ltd. effective Sept. 1. Nassar is retiring. Source: News


Strategic plans more Muskeg wells in Alberta

Following its success in this year’s first half, Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. will drill and complete four additional Muskeg wells this Summer. The operator also is evaluating a second prospective formation in its multizone light-oil Marlowe prospect. Source: News


Fire halts operations at Pemex’s Salina Cruz refinery

Pemex Transformacion Industrial (formerly Pemex Refinacion), the processing arm of Mexico’s state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos SA, has extinguished a fire that broke out on June 14 at its 330,000-b/d Antonio Dovalí Jaime refinery in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. Source: News


South Sudan oil ministry launches open tender for audit

South Sudan’s government will commission an audit of national oil production and other petroleum industry activities, the Ministry of Petroleum reported. The ministry has invited companies to bid on a public tender to perform the audit and produce a 2017 industry audit report. Source: News