Borealis considers PP capacity expansion in Belgium

Borealis has let a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to complete a feasibility study for the proposed expansion of Borealis’ polypropylene plants in Belgium. The feasibility study will assess a series of capacity increases through projects designed to debottleneck Borealis’ existing Belgian PP units to help further strengthen the company’s position as a leading PP […]


BLM proposes revisions to its 2016 venting, flaring rule

The US Bureau of Land Management proposed revisions to its 2016 venting and flaring rule on Feb. 12 after a review found that it underestimated its impact on operators and overlapped with many existing state and federal regulations. The agency previously suspended implementation of several provisions in the rule until Jan. 17, 2019, while it […]


BP begins production from Egypt’s Atoll gas field

BP PLC said natural gas production has started 7 months ahead of schedule from Atoll Phase 1 project offshore Egypt on the North Damietta concession in the East Nile Delta. BP holds 100% interest in the concession. Source: News


Watching Government: What Zinke actually said

One midwinter sport around the nation’s capital these days is guessing which US Department of the Interior agencies might have to move their headquarters from Washington to locations closer to the federal lands and waters they oversee. To sort this out, it might be wise to start with Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke’s Jan. 10 video […]


Pertamina discovers more West Java gas

According to The Jakarta Post, state-owned Pertamina’s Karunia 1-X exploration well discovered 84 bcf of natural gas on West Java’s Abar block. Pertamina’s upstream subsidiary PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) has operated the block since May 22, 2015. Source: News


White House’s proposed fiscal 2019 budget contains permitting reforms

The Trump administration followed through on its promise to address energy project permit decision delays with a proposed fiscal 2019 federal budget on Feb. 12 that included $185 million for that purpose and for related rights-of-way questions at the US Bureau of Land Management. Source: News