Reliance Industries lets contract for gas project offshore India

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has let an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a subsea production system for dry natural gas on Block KGD6 offshore eastern India to OneSubsea, a Schlumberger Ltd. company. Source: News


Committee sends Elliott’s nomination to lead PHMSA to Senate floor

The US Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has approved Howard R. Elliott’s nomination to be the US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s director by voice vote on Oct. 4, and sent it to the full Senate for final confirmation. Source: News


TransCanada kills Energy East crude line

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. has ended plans for the Energy East Pipeline, which would have carried Alberta crude oil to the Atlantic, and the Eastern Mainline gas pipeline in Ontario. Source: News


MARKET WATCH: NYMEX crude falls under $50/bbl

The light, sweet crude oil contract for November dropped modestly to settle below $50/bbl on the New York market Oct. 4 after reports showed rising US oil production and higher US oil exports. Source: News


Energy groups ask FERC to move carefully on proposed resiliency rule

Eleven energy associations including the American Petroleum Institute, Interstate Natural Gas Association, and Natural Gas Supply Association petitioned the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 2 to use a deliberate process as it considers a proposed rulemaking aimed at improving the domestic electricity grid’s reliability and efficiency. Source: News


Anadarko consolidates operational management structure

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., The Woodlands, Tex., is consolidating its management structure following operational changes that have come with $7.5 billion in noncore asset sales since 2015. The moves, which involve existing personnel, are effective immediately. Source: News