USVI, ArcLight float plan to restart St. Croix refining complex

Senators of the 32nd Legislature of the US Virgin Islands will hold a special session next month to evaluate a proposed $1.4-billion operating agreement between the government and ArcLight Capital Partners LLC, Boston, that could lead to the restart of the previously idled 500,000-b/d refinery at Limetree Bay, on the island of St. Croix Source: […]


Edmonton MP gets Canadian resources job

An Edmonton member of the Canadian Parliament voiced support of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion after being sworn in as minister of natural resources on July 18. Source: News


US Senate Democrats, Sanders oppose post-Macondo rule change proposals

Twenty-one US Senate Democrats and Independent Bernie Sanders (Vt.) expressed their opposition to what they said are Trump administration plans to roll back offshore blowout preventer (BOP) system and well control regulations imposed following the 2010 Macondo well’s destruction and subsequent massive crude oil spill. Source: News


Study targets marginal discoveries off UK

A research center based in Aberdeen and supported by the UK and Scottish governments is seeking low-cost ways to develop marginal oil and gas discoveries on the UK Continental Shelf. The Oil & Gas Technology Center (OGTC) says its Facility of the Future initiative targets 3.5 billion bbl of reserves. Source: News