Shell Chemical LP remains on schedule with construction of its $717-million project to increase alpha olefins (AO) production at its Geismar, La., chemical manufacturing plant, which post-expansion, will become the largest AO production site in the world. Source: News

India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has created individual committees to monitor work in legacy oil and gas fields of the two main state-owned producing companies. Source: News

Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons expects offshore production-sharing contracts to be signed by Sept. 15 by six bid-round winners announced at the Africa Oil & Power conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Source: News

Recovery of the upstream oil and gas business in Texas continued for a fifth consecutive month in April, recording its first year-over-year increase in 27 months, according to the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers’ Texas Petro Index (TPI). Source: News

The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 20-3 to refer the nominations of Neil Chatterjee and Robert Powelson as US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission members to the full Senate for final approval. The June 6 action brought restoration of a quorum at FERC one step closer, which effectively would make the commission fully […]

John Baguley will become chief operating officer of Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. effective June 16. Source: News

Harke Jan Meek, chief commercial officer at Heerema Marine Contractors since 2016, has been named president and chairman of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). Source: News

SM Energy Co., Houston, is increasing its production guidance by 400,000 boe, all in the second quarter, after accelerating completion activity by 11 wells in its Eagle Ford program. Source: News