LATEST HEADLINES

• API Statement On Secretary Granholm’s Confirmation

  The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers regarding the Senate’s vote to confirm Secretary Granholm to lead the U.S. Department of Energy.

• New DRBC Regulation Prohibits High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing In The Delaware River Basin

  The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) today approved a final rule prohibiting high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) in the Basin. In a separate action, the Commissioners directed the executive director to propose amendments to update the Commission’s rules concerning importation of wastewater from outside the basin and exportation of basin waters.

• UTEC Wins Survey Work For The Coral-Sul FLNG Project, Offshore Mozambique

  UTEC, a global surveying company and part of marine energy and infrastructure services group Acteon, has been awarded survey work by TechnipFMC plc to support the development of Coral-Sul FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) project, the world’s first in ultra-deepwater.

• API PA: Delaware River Basin Commission’s Ban On Responsible Natural Gas Development Ignores ‘Sound Science,’ Consumer Demand And Economic Benefits

  American Petroleum Institute Pennsylvania (API PA) issued the following statement in response to the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) ruling to ban hydraulic fracturing in the region:

• ExxonMobil To Sell U.K. Upstream Central And Northern North Sea Assets

  ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with HitecVision, through its wholly owned portfolio company NEO Energy, for the sale of most of ExxonMobil’s non-operated upstream assets in the United Kingdom central and northern North Sea.