Smorbukk South ‘fishbone’ well flow starts

Statoil ASA has started production from the low-permeability Smorbukk South Extension of Asgard oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea with what it claims to be the first use of “fishbone” multilateral technology offshore Norway. Source: News


NPD reports small oil discovery by Statoil

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate reported a small oil discovery by Statoil Petroleum AS in the northern North Sea. Source: News


Second segment of Aegis pipeline complete

Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPP) has completed construction of the Aegis pipeline segment connecting Beaumont, Tex., with Lake Charles, La. Source: News


Russia’s Sibur-Gazprom Neft JV commission gas processing plant

A joint venture of Russian conglomerate PJSC Sibur Holding, Moscow, and PJSC Gazprom Neft, St. Petersburg, have commissioned the newly built Yuzhno-Priobskiy gas processing plant (Yuzhno-Priobskiy GPP) in Western Siberia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. Source: News


Shell, BG merger cleared by EU

The European Commission has unconditionally approved the planned $70-billion merger of Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BG Group PLC reported in April. Source: News


Holly Energy to buy half of Frontier Pipeline

Holly Energy Partners LP, Dallas, reported it would acquire 50% interest in Frontier Pipeline Co., owner of the Frontier Pipeline, from an affiliate of Enbridge Inc. No acquisition price was disclosed. Source: News


Inpex submits revised plan to Indonesia for Abadi LNG project

Inpex Corp., Tokyo, has submitted a revised plan of development to the Indonesian government for the Abadi LNG project in the Arafura Sea. It envisions a floating LNG (FLNG) plant with a processing capacity of 7.5 million tonnes/year. Source: News