Oil and gas companies have been the target of cyberattacks for years. As the industry continues to interconnect its technology, however, attacks will likely rise in frequency, sophistication, and impact, according to a recent report, entitled “Protecting the Connected Barrels-Cybersecurity for Upstream Oil & Gas,” from Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions. Source: News

In the world of the Paris Climate Accord, there can be neither compromise nor any new oil or gas. Source: News

Singapore-based Zeta Energy Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of investment group Zeta Resources Ltd., has launched a partial offer for Wellington-based New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd. (NZOG). If successful, Zeta would gain a 50.1% controlling interest in NZOG. Source: News

The overall US drilling rig count declined during the week ended Aug. 11 for the fourth time in the past 7 weeks, and gas-directed rigs led the losses for a second straight week.   Source: News

The AWE Ltd.-led partnership with fellow Sydney-based Origin Energy Ltd. has reached total depth with its Waitsia-4 appraisal well in the onshore Perth basin of Western Australia and encountered gas in primary and secondary targets (OGJ Online, July 10, 2017). Source: News

Calgary-based SemCAMS ULC, a subsidiary of SemGroup Corp., Tulsa, is planning to build a sour gas processing plant to serve Montney producers in the Pipestone region of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Source: News

Four Republican US senators warned President Donald Trump that extending unilateral sanctions against the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela to that country’s crude oil exports could inadvertently harm US Gulf Coast refiners and the consumers who use their products. Source: News

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regained its quorum after 6 months as its two newest members, Neil Chatterjee and Robert F. Powelson, were sworn in on Aug. 8 and 10, respectively. Source: News