22日油氣行業十大新聞

At Least 13 Dead, Hundreds Injured After Explosion At Petrochemical Plant In Mexico. On Wednesday, an explosion at a petrochemical facility on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico claimed at least 13 lives and injured hundreds. It is the latest in a series of incidents involving Pemex-owned facilities. [Oilpro]

OPEC Chief Says Group May Discuss Oil Freeze At June Meeting. The 13-member group could revive talk of freezing oil production along with non-members at its next meeting in June, Abdallah Salem el-Badri said Thursday. [MarketWatch]

Iraq Tests Bonds Payments On Contractors, Eyeing The Same For IOCs. Unable to pay IOCs for their efforts to increase Iraqi oil production, Baghdad is testing an initiative to pay contractors in local currency bonds. [Oilpro]

The $2 Trillion Project To Get Saudi Arabia’s Economy Off Oil. On April 25 Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to unveil his “Vision for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” an historic plan encompassing broad economic and social changes. In this extensive interview with Bloomberg, he presents a preview of this vision. [Bloomberg]

Sete Brasil Files For Bankruptcy. Brazilian oil rig operator Sete Brasil has filed for bankruptcy protection with the approval of a majority of its shareholders after its sole customer Petrobras failed to come up with a viable book order by Wednesday. [Splash 247, Oilpro]

Devon Sells $200mn Non-Core Assets To Former Aubrey McClendon Subsidiary. Oklahoma-based Devon Energy said Wednesday that it is selling its non-core Mississippi Lime and Woodford shale assets in northern Oklahoma to White Star Petroleum for $200 million. [Oilpro]

Massive Oil Tank Fire Erupts On Jurong Island. An oil tank fire that erupted on Singapore’s Jurong Island Wednesday afternoon has been extinguished after a five-hour operation, The Straits Times reported. The fire reportedly involved light crude and was “not toxic in nature.” [Oilpro]

Oil Market Hype And Crisis Signal Greater Troubles Ahead. Tyler Durden with Zerohedge writes, “What the Doha debacle represents is a signal that the establishment is incrementally abandoning support for market systems. This is translating to a loss of faith in central banks and major financial institutions.” [Zerohedge, Oilpro]

Aker Solutions Secures Engineering Work From Lundin. Aker Solutions has announced that it has secured a framework agreement from Lundin Norway to provide engineering services for offshore developments in Norway. [Splash 247, Oilpro]