Offshore operators in the US face toughened standards and new requirements for blowout preventers and other elements of their work under the final well-control rule issued Apr. 14 by the Department of the Interior. Source: News

Crude oil prices on the New York and London markets appeared to be falling for a third consecutive day on Apr. 15 leading into Sunday’s production freeze meeting in Doha. Source: News

CJSC Vankorneft, the OJSC Rosneft subsidiary that operates Vankor oil and gas-condensate field and the North Vankor license in the Turukhansky district of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Territory, is planning to a new gas processing plant and pipeline at its Tagulskoye oil and gas field, part of the Vankor cluster of fields in eastern Siberia. Source: […]

Natural gas and condensate production from two projects in the Arabian Sea off western India is expected to start later this year. Source: News

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG, a joint venture between BP PLC, the State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Snam SPA, Fluxys SA, Enagas SA, and Axpo Holding AG, awarded Saipem a pipelay contract for the 105-km offshore section of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) natural gas transport system. The engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) […]

Rangeland Energy is holding a binding open season for its Rio Pipeline, a 109-mile, 12-in. OD common carrier pipeline to transport crude oil and condensate produced in the Delaware basin to terminals in Midland, Tex., and takeaway pipelines to Cushing, Okla., the Gulf Coast, and other markets. The pipeline, already under construction, will have a […]

The US Department of the Interior issued offshore oil and gas well control regulations aimed at reducing the risk of a blowout that could result in the loss of lives, serious injuries, or substantial harm to the environment. Source: News