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Cheniere Energy requested issuance of the feedstock permit from FERC by 29 June. The FID for Train 3, estimated at approximately $3 billion, was announced last month. Bechtel got the green light to proceed with EPC work, subcontracting with BHGE for the gas turbines to drive compressors.

Permian oil output is growing fast, pipeline capacity is full with little relief in sight, truck drivers are in short supply, and the value of basin-produced crude is sinking. Is a drop off in activity—including drilling and production—becoming inevitable?

A new report from GIIGNL shows increased liquefaction capacity in Australia and the US as the key drivers in LNG supply growth, while Asia has been the leader in global LNG import growth.

As rig counts continue to go up in the region, the Permian water disposal market is expected to see growth through 2021 with a possible record-high 8.4 billion bbl next year.

The memorandum on integrated and unified risk management in the petroleum industry aims to help companies continue developing their own activities in this area.

When the drilling crew arrives for the morning meeting, the computer will have generated its daily operations report.

Equinor has grabbed seven new licenses in the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the latest in a flurry of offshore activity in which the firm has added acreage off the UK and Brazil, gained approval for a big Arctic project, and awarded billions of dollars in service contracts.

Michael Borrell, senior vice president, North Sea and Russia at Total, was appointed conference chair. "Our License To Operate: Breaking Through to Excellence" will form the theme of the biennial conference and exhibition which will take place in Aberdeen from 3–6 September.

The goal is to support the development and sharing of best-practice approaches for project delivery and asset operations using cloud services and digital workflows in engineering and operations.

Neptune Energy will appoint David Hemmings as its vice president of business development early next month. Hemmings joins the company from Rothschild & Co., where he most recently served as managing director of the energy and power team with a focus on the oil and gas industry. He previously worked for Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Bank of America

The Neptune Series of watermakers from FCI Watermakers can be installed in a framed or modular configuration to help companies meet their desalination needs. It has a marine grade 7-in. high resolution touch screen controller, and its monitors are Type Approval Certified for marine use by ABS, GL, Lloyd’s Register, EMEA, DNV GL, and the Russian Maritime Register of Sh…

Prices are up, and so is production. But a new report from BP raises important questions as to how the biggest producers will respond to shifting dynamics.