Fuel and energy

Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has completed the drilling and testing of its first production well at the Zapadno-Chatylkinskoye field.

In the Year of Ecology in Russia, the company realizes more than 50 environmental measures in the regions of its activity (11 subjects of the Central Federal District), more than 40 million rubles are planned to be allocated for this purpose.

South Korean energy company SY Energy is performing test runs on its new 300,000 t/yr wood pellet producing facility in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do province, and plans to reach full capacity by September.

American Midstream Partners, LP announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Partnership’s Propane Marketing and Services (“Propane”) business to SHV Energy N.V. for $170 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustments

The JMMC met in St. Petersburg for its fourth meeting on 24 July 2017 to review the June 2017 report as well as the first six months of the Declaration of Cooperation, as submitted by the JTC.

Total gas consumption was around 114bn m2 in January-June, up by 11.7pc from the same period last year, according to the NEA, part of top economic regulator the NDRC.

Schlumberger Announces Second-Quarter 2017 Results

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of PJSC TATNEFT, chaired by R.N. Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, was held in Kazan on July 21, 2017.