Congress should finish what the Environmental Protection Agency has begun by proposing repeal of the US Clean Power Plan. Source: News

Last year the International Pipe Line & Offshore Contractors Association’s (IPLOCA) Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Committee adopted 2020 targets for key health and safety performance indicators as part of an effort to better define needed actions. Source: News

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is unifying the brands of its many operating units. Source: News

The crude oil contract for November delivery gained nearly $1 on the New York market Oct. 13 to settle above $51/bbl and rose above $52/bbl in early trading Oct. 16, which analysts attributed to tensions about US policy in the Middle East. Source: News

A US House Natural Resources subcommittee discussed a proposal that would allow the US Interior secretary to delegate authority to regulate onshore oil and gas activity on federally managed lands to states with established, effective programs. Republicans argued that the legislation was overdue, while Democrats strongly opposed it. Source: News

Institutions shunning oil and gas ignore problems of feasibility in the management of global average temperature. Source: News