Pakistan’s Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions has awarded Poland state-owned PGNiG SA its first production license for the Kirthar block in southern Pakistan. PGNiG has owned the license since 2005 and will develop Rehman and Rizq natural gas fields, which are currently producing 500,000 cu m/day. Source: News
Nova Chemicals wraps polyethylene expansion at Joffre
Nova Chemicals Corp., Calgary, has commissioned the Polyethylene 1 (PE1) plant expansion project at its ethylene and PE complex in Joffre, near Read Deer, Alta. Source: News
New PHMSA rule requires faster pipeline accident notification
The US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a final rule laying out a specific timeframe for electronic or telephone notifications of pipeline accidents. Source: News
Marathon lets contract for ULSD project at Garyville refinery
Marathon Petroleum Corp. has let a long-term contract to Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., to supply hydrogen to support an ultralow-sulfur diesel (ULSD) project at its 539,000-b/d refinery at Garyville, La. Source: News
SNE appraisals begin offshore Senegal
The Cairn Energy Ltd.-led group in the SNE oil discovery offshore Senegal has begun the 2017 appraisal program at the field, which was originally discovered in 2014. Source: News
BP starts production from Thunder Horse South expansion project
BP PLC has started production from the Thunder Horse South expansion project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. It’s expected to boost production at the Thunder Horse facility by an estimated 50,000 boe/d gross. Source: News
CNOOC’s 2017 spending plans include 126 exploration wells
Spending plans for 2017 by China National Offshore Oil Corp. Ltd. include the drilling of 126 exploration wells and acquisition of 13,000 sq km of 3D seismic. Source: News
MARKET WATCH: NYMEX crude prices fall on US oversupply worries
The benchmark for light, sweet crude oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange began Jan. 23 on the decline after Baker Hughes Inc.’s latest US rig count rejuvenated oversupply concerns. Source: News
Oil production added to Prirazlomnoye field in Russian Arctic
PJSC Gazprom Neft has drilled two oil production wells in Prirazlomnoye field in the Pechora Sea in the Russian Arctic. One well has had production of 1,760 tonnes/day. Source: News
Shell selling 50% SADAF stake to SABIC
Royal Dutch Shell PLC will sell its 50% interest in the Saudi Petrochemical Co. (SADAF) joint venture to Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), its partner, for $820 million. Source: News