Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. have let a contract to John Wood Group PLC for development of their plan to build a fully integrated crude oil-to-chemicals complex in Saudi Arabia.  Source: News

Devon Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, has agreed to sell the southern portion of its Barnett shale position for $553 million to an undisclosed buyer. Source: News

A group led by Quadrant Energy Ltd., Perth, has reported that the GSF Development Driller-1 semisubmersible drilling rig has begun the final leg of its journey from Port Louis in Mauritius to the northwest of Australia to drill the much-anticipated Phoenix South-3 appraisal well in the Bedout sub-basin permit WA-435-P. Source: News

Operator Refineria Isla Curazao BV—a subsidiary of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA—recently let a contract to Axens SA to perform preliminary front-end engineering design work on a project to supply Venezuelan natural gas to the Curacaoan state-controlled Refineria Di Korsou NV’s 320,000-b/d Isla refinery at Emmastad, Curacao.  Source: News

Carbon policy and technology are two factors influencing North American pipeline infrastructure growth, panelists said at CERAWeek by IHS Markit Mar. 7 in Houston. Source: News

Ineos Shale has encountered another setback in its effort to assess natural gas potential of shale formations in England. The company said the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council rejected its application to drill a vertical core hole west of the village of Woodsetts in South Yorkshire.  Source: News