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Colorado Gov. Names ‘Local Control’ Attorney Robbins Director of COGCC - Oil & Gas 360

Colorado Gov. Names ‘Local Control’ Attorney Robbins Director of COGCC

Colorado’s new governor, Jared Polis, has named attorney Jeff Robbins as the full-time director of the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. Robbins had served as acting director of the commission since January 17. COGCC Director Jeff Robbins Robbins has served as counselor and advisor to Governor Jared Polis on oil and gas issues for the past five years. “Jeff’s

PetroChina Plans Biggest Capital Expenditure in Four Years

From Reuters PetroChina, Asia’s largest oil and gas producer, plans to boost capital spending to 300 billion yuan ($45 billion) in 2019, up 17 percent from last year, a company filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange showed. The surge in expenditure to a near-record level came as PetroChina pledged to ramp up oil and gas production and reserves to

Iran

Iran’s Oil Exports Fall in March Even Before Further U.S. Clampdown

From Reuters Iran’s oil exports have dropped in March to their lowest daily level this year, according to tanker data and industry sources, even before Washington formally requires importing countries to reduce purchases to avoid infringing U.S. sanctions. Shipments are averaging between 1.0 and 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) so far this month, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and

Asian, European LNG Prices Crash Below $5 On Oversupply

From Reuters Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) broke below the $5 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu) mark this week following a 13-week price slide that reflects the absence of growth in demand or any major outages. Spot prices for May delivery to Northeast Asia dropped 80 cents to $4.65 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) this

Iran, OPEC

Oil Traders Are Now Watching Workers’ Phones to Spot Problems at Refineries

From Bloomberg In the $40 trillion global oil-trading market, the smallest clue can be worth millions. Take the number of people working at a refinery: Outside contractors are brought in for routine maintenance or to handle accidents that could limit demand for crude oil or curb the supply of fuels. While oil companies rarely reveal such sensitive information, traders can