The White House released an energy plan following Donald J. Trump’s inauguration as the 45th US president in which he promised to put America and its people first. “To all Americans, hear these words: You will never be ignored again,” Trump said in his Jan. 20 inauguration address. Source: News
Indonesia changes production-sharing terms
The government of Indonesia has implemented new production-sharing terms for oil and natural gas. Source: News
Petrobras completes sale of Japanese downstream assets
Brazil’s state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has finalized the sale of its Japanese refining business, including subsidiary Nansei Sekiyu KK’s 100,000-b/d idled Nishihara refinery on Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, to Taiyo Oil Co. Ltd., Tokyo. Source: News
EPA nominee offers refined view of the climate change issue
Oklahoma Atty. Gen. Scott Pruitt forced the news media to report what they’ve ignored for too long—and still they missed the point. Source: News
BP’s Juniper platform departs for offshore Trinidad
The Juniper platform has set sail for the southeast coast of Trinidad where it will be installed as BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC’s 14th offshore installation. Source: News
Gazprom adds capacity at Bovanenkovskoye field on Yamal peninsula
OAO Gazprom has added production and transmission capacity at Bovanenkovskoye natural gas-condensate field on the Yamal peninsula in northern Russia. Source: News
MARKET WATCH: Crude oil prices rise slightly on IEA report
Benchmark crude oil prices rose slightly on markets in New York and London Jan. 19 on indications that major producers are making progress toward cutting production in their effort to rebalance oil supply and demand worldwide. Source: News
Barrette, Mercer join Blank Rome in Pittsburgh
Amy L. Barrette and Jeremy A. Mercer have joined Blank Rome LLP as partners in the Energy, Environment, and Mass Torts practice group. They are in the law firm’s Pittsburgh office. Source: News
TransCanada gets approval to construct shale gas pipeline projects
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order approving the construction of TransCanada Corp.’s Leach XPress and Rayne XPress projects that will transport natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica regions to the Midwest and Gulf Coast. Source: News
Perry pledges strong support for DOE, energy research efforts
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) praised the US Department of Energy’s research programs, said he would try to protect their funding, and repudiated his call as a 2012 presidential candidate for DOE’s elimination during the US Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee’s hearing on his nomination to be US Energy Secretary. Source: News