BSEE: Evacuations, shut-ins continue ahead of Hurricane Harvey making landfall

Oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico continued evacuation efforts from offshore platforms and rigs to clear a path for Hurricane Harvey, which continued to strengthen Aug. 25 and was expected to make landfall along the Texas coast as a Category 3 storm. Source: News

Sinopec’s Zibo refinery due alkylation unit

China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec) has let a contract to a division of E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. for delivery of an alkylation unit for subsidiary Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Corp.’s (SQPC) 13 million-tonne/year refinery at Zibo in China’s eastern province of Shandong. Source: News

US rig count falls 6 units to 940

The overall US rig count has fallen again this week, marking the fourth straight week of declines. Baker Hughes’ calculation of active US rigs dropped 6 units during the week ended Aug. 25 to 940. Source: News

FAR awarded more equity in licenses offshore Guinea-Bissau

FAR Ltd., Perth, has received confirmation that the increase in equity and amendments to its Guinea-Bissau offshore licences in West Africa have been approved by government decree. Source: News