Total wraps Antwerp refinery modernization

Total SA has commissioned several units as part of a more than €1-billion modernization of its 338,000-b/d Antwerp refining and petrochemical complex. Startup of the units completes the modernization program first announced in 2013, which aimed to further improve competitiveness of the site, Total said.  Source: News

Baker Hughes: US rig count climbs 6 units to 929

The US rig count climbed for the fourth straight week with a 6-unit gain to 929 rigs working during the week ended Dec. 1, data from Baker Hughes indicate.  Source: News

RFF: Security goals should reflect changed outlook for US oil, gas

US security goals based on crude oil import disruptions in the 1970s and ‘80s need to be reconfigured to reflect the country’s improved oil and gas outlook resulting from the burst of unconventional exploration and development since 2005, speakers said during a Nov. 30 discussion at Resources for the Future.   Source: News

APPEA elects Yujnovich as board chair

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has elected Zoe Yujnovich as its board chair following the organisation’s 2017 annual general meeting in Perth. Source: News

Lukoil approves Nizhny Novgorod delayed coking complex

PJSC Lukoil has reached final investment decision to add a delayed coking complex at subsidiary LLC Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez’s 17 million-tonne/year Kstovo refinery in central Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region.  Source: News