GAO: BLM should improve potential well liability, oversight data

The US Bureau of Land Management’s incurred costs and potential liabilities for reclaiming oil and gas wells likely increased from fiscal 2010 through 2017, but it’s not certain by how much since the agency does not track the needed data, the Government Accountability Office said in a report that it released on June 5. Source: […]


Watching Government: Feting ‘500 Days of Greatness’

It may have escaped most of the mainstream media’s attention, but Trump administration officials met at the White House on June 4 to celebrate “500 Days of Greatness” with the president. Source: News


State can’t afford ‘virtue-signaling’ with divestment

Sensible observation about oil and gas deserves special attention when it comes from a former Democrat—who says she “voted accordingly”—in a city no longer much connected with the industry. Source: News


Egypt lets contract for Midor refinery expansion

The government of Egypt has let a contract to TechnipFMC PLC to provide services related to the implementation of the expansion at state-owned Middle East Oil Refinery Co.’s (Midor) 115,000-b/d refinery in El Amreya Free Zone, Alexandria, Egypt.  Source: News


Baker Hughes: US rig count climbs 2 units to 1,062

The US drilling rig count reached 1,062 units working, up 2 rigs the week ended June 8, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is up 135 units from this time a year ago when the count stood at 927.   Source: News


Canada retains Carruthers for pipeline work

The Canadian government has retained the former head of a pipeline project it rejected to assess the Trans Mountain oil pipeline and to advise a new crown corporation that will manage system expansion.   Source: News