Petronas, partners scrap plans for Pacific NorthWest LNG project

Malaysia’s Petronas and its partners have opted not to proceed with the Pacific NorthWest LNG project at Port Edward, BC. “The decision was made after a careful and total review of the project amid changes in market conditions,” the company said. Source: News

BPCL advances integrated expansion of Kochi refinery

Essar Projects India Ltd. (EPIL) has completed installation, testing, and commissioning of the coke drum structure package (CDSP) as part of the ongoing integrated expansion project (IREP) of Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.’s 9.5 million-tonne/year (tpy) refinery near the city of Kochi, at Ambalamugal, Ernakulam district, in the Indian state of Kerala. Source: News

BLM proposes to rescind its 2015 frac rule

The US Bureau of Land Management proposes to rescind its 2015 rule on hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells on federal and Indian land. Source: News

QEP selling Wyoming gas assets for $777.5 million

QEP Energy Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Denver-based QEP Resources Inc., is selling natural gas assets in southwest Wyoming in two deals worth a combined $777.5 million. Source: News

Senex makes oil discovery in Cooper basin’s western flank

Senex Energy Ltd., Brisbane, has made an oil discovery on the western flank of South Australia’s Cooper basin, with its Marauder-1 exploration well, which flowed 655 b/d of oil on a drillstem test. Source: News

ExxonMobil finds more oil with Payara-2 well off Guyana

ExxonMobil Corp.’s Payara-2 well offshore Guyana, drilled to 5,812 m in 2,135 m of water, encountered 18 m of “high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone,” the operator said.   well offshore Guyana, drilled to 5,812 m in 2,135 m of water, encountered 18 m of “high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone,” the operator said. Source: News