Occidental Petroleum Corp., Houston, said on Feb. 4 that its 2016 capital program is expected to be “no more than $3 billion with production growth of [2-4%] from ongoing operations.” Source: News

BP PLC has let a contract to a division of Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo., to provide automation technologies for a project designed to upgrade two units at its 413,000-b/d refinery in Whiting, Ind. Source: News

Total SA has signed a binding heads of agreement with ENN LNG Trading Co. Ltd. for the delivery of 500,000 tonnes/year of LNG for 10 years. The deliveries will be sourced from Total’s global LNG portfolio and are expected to begin in 2018 after completion of ENN’s Zhoushan LNG receiving terminal. Source: News

ConocoPhillips, Houston, has lowered its capital expenditures guidance for 2016 to $6.4 billion from $7.7 billion and operating cost guidance to $7 billion from $7.7 billion. The previously determined spending levels were outlined in December. Source: News

BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty. Ltd. has let a contract to Fugro for the Pyrenees Phase 3 installation project in 200 m of water and 45 km northwest of Exmouth offshore Western Australia. Source: News

AGL Energy Ltd., Sydney, has decided to quit the natural gas exploration and production business, a move that includes walking away from several controversial coal seam gas (CSG) projects. Source: News

Norway’s Statoil ASA is reducing its organic capital expenditure to $13 billion in 2016 from $14.7 billion in 2015, the company reported. Source: News

Pakistan Refinery Ltd. (PRL) has commissioned an isomerization plant at its 47,110-b/d hydroskimming refinery along the coastal belt of Karachi, Pakistan. Source: News