Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corp. have made a final investment decision to proceed with development of the Golden Pass LNG export project in Sabine Pass, Tex. Construction will begin in this year’s first quarter with expected start-up in 2024. Source: News
API, NABTU expand joint pipeline construction safety program
New training courses on pipeline construction safety will begin soon in West Virginia, Ohio, and California as part of a groundbreaking partnership that was launched less than a year ago, the presidents of the American Petroleum Institute and North America’s Building Trade Unions (NABTU) jointly announced on Feb. 4. Source: News
Trump nominates Bernhardt to Interior secretary post
US President Donald Trump formally nominated David Bernhardt as secretary of the Interior. Bernhardt has led the department in an acting capacity since Ryan Zinke resigned late last year. His nomination requires the US Senate’s confirmation. Source: News
Shell ponders Crux field connection to Prelude FLNG project
The Perth-based Australian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC has begun the approval process for a potential $2-billion (Aus.) development of its Crux natural gas-condensate field in the Browse basin license AC/L9 offshore Western Australia as a tie in to the company’s Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) facilities. Source: News
APPEA appoints new chief executive officer
Canberra-headquartered petroleum lobby group Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has reported the appointment of Andrew McConville as the association’s new chief executive officer. Source: News
CKPC reaches FID for PDH-PP complex in Alberta
Canada Kuwait Petrochemical, a joint venture of Pembina Pipeline and Petrochemical Industries of Kuwait, has reached final investment decision to move forward with construction of its proposed grassroots integrated propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene upgrading complex in Sturgeon County, Alta. Source: News
Woodside lets FPU contract for Scarborough field
Woodside Energy Ltd., Perth, has let a contract to McDermott International Inc. for front-end engineering and design activities for a floating production unit (FPU) for Scarborough field gas development on the Exmouth Plateau off Western Australia. Source: News
Chevron makes senior leadership appointments
Pierre Breber has been named vice-president and chief financial officer of Chevron Corp., effective Apr. 1. He succeeds Patricia Yarrington who will retire after 38 years of service with the company. Source: News
Anadarko signs LNG agreements for Mozambique project
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. reported that Mozambique LNG1 Co. Pte. Ltd.—the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers—has entered into LNG supply agreements with Shell International Trading Middle East Ltd., as well as a co-purchasing agreement with Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. and Centrica LNG Co. Ltd. Source: News
MARKET WATCH: Crude oil benchmarks drop on Venezuela uncertainty
Crude oil benchmarks dropped on New York and London markets on Feb. 4 while market participants watched developments in Venezuela’s oil exports since US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA. The sanctions are an effort to support Juan Guaido as interim president and undermine the government of President Nicolas […]