Pending a detailed assessment in mid-2018, Gazprom Neft has discovered a field that could contain as much as 255 million tonnes of oil equivalent. Source: News

BP PLC is taking delivery of six new LNG tankers in 2018 and 2019 to support its expanding global LNG portfolio. Source: News

Lukoil-Engineering, wholly owned subsidiary of Lukoil Oil Co., and National Iranian Oil Co. signed a memorandum of understanding for joint subsurface studies. Source: News

Linn Energy Inc., Houston, has agreed to sell its interest in 163,000 net acres in Washakie field of Wyoming to an undisclosed buyer for $200 million in the latest deal of its ongoing divestiture program. Source: News

The US Bureau of Land Management proposed a temporary suspension or delay of certain requirements in its 2016 oil and gas methane venting and flaring rule until Jan. 27, 2019. Comments on the proposal, which is scheduled to appear in the Oct. 5 Federal Register, will be accepted through Nov. 7. Source: News

More US exports of LNG could support another 220,000-452,000 jobs and add as much as $73 billion to the economy by 2040, a study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute concluded. Source: News