A “one agency, one decision” review structure—with firm deadlines to complete environmental reviews and permit applications—highlighted the Trump administration’s proposal to rebuild US infrastructure when it was released on Feb. 12. Officials from both the US Chamber of Commerce and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America welcomed the plan and said it provided an […]

PJSC Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Orenburg will drill three additional exploration and appraisal wells on its Uransky license block in Russia. Source: News

Grupa Lotos has resumed operations at its 10.5 million-tonne/year refinery in Gdansk, Poland, following power outage on Feb. 8 that halted production at the site. All units impacted by the outage were restarted and in operation as of Feb. 9, with no impact on external sales of products manufactured at the refinery, the operator said.  […]

Writing about oil and gas, and exploration specifically, can make for interesting listening at venues away from the industry. Oil prices have been low for a time, but with each jump in price, natural resources become a wider topic of discussion. Source: News

Japan’s Mitsui & Co. has swept into a strong takeover position in the bidding war for Sydney-based AWE with its $602-million (Aus.) all-cash takeover offer. Mitsui threw its hat into the ring last week with a 95¢/share offer for AWE that eclipsed the previous 83¢/share bid from Mineral Resources.  Source: News