The US drilling rig count reached 1,052 units working for the week ended June 22, down 7 rigs from a week ago, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is up 111 units from this time a year ago when the count stood at 941.
Running against the tide of earlier opinions, the Australian Energy Market Operator has declared that the forecast domestic gas shortfall for Australia’s east coast predicted last year has been averted.
The US Bureau of Land Management issued a final environmental impact statement for the proposed Normally Pressured Lance natural gas development project in Wyoming. The June 21 action came about 30 days before a final decision was reached on the project, which would be south and west of Jonah field in Sublette County.
Brent crude oil prices dropped more than $1/bbl on the London market June 21 on the eve of a meeting in Vienna by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which agreed on no more than 100% compliance with its existing production-cut targets of 1.2 million b/d.
Spanish firm Repsol SA will sell its exploration and development permits in Papua New Guinea to Chinese company Balang International. Repsol has not disclosed the transaction amount.
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