Santos Ltd., Adelaide, and its partner Origin Energy Ltd., Sydney, have signed an agreement to continue supply of ethane to Qenos, Australia’s only producer of polyethylene and polymers. Source: News

A wide range of changes since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 clearly improved the recovery since Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey tore through Texas and Louisiana where 25% of the nation’s refining capacity is located, two experts agreed in a Sept. 7 teleconference sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute. Source: News

After adding its third new oil field this year, GeoPark Ltd. plans to drill seven wells on the Llanos 34 block during this year’s third quarter to further delineate southern Jacana and northern Tigana oil fields. Source: News

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. has asked the National Energy Board of Canada to suspend for 30 days action on applications for the Energy East and Eastern Mainline pipeline projects while it studies an expansion environmental review. Source: News

CEFC China Energy Co. Ltd., Shanghai, has agreed to buy 14.16% of the share capital of Rosneft from a combine of Glencore, Baar, Switzerland, and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Source: News

Pending 2018 approval of its environmental and social impact assessment, Energean Oil & Gas will take a final investment decision on its Katakolon field development with drilling and production commencing in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Source: News

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Devon Energy Corp. said it has restarted drilling in the Eagle Ford area in Texas and expects to have the “vast majority” of its affected production online by the end of this week. Source: News