PennEnergy's Daily Petroleum Update 6/19

Today's Headlines Iraq fights militants around oil refinery Iraqi security forces battled insurgents targeting the country's main oil refinery and said they regained partial control of a city near the Syrian border Wednesday. …more>> North Dakota pumps 1 million barrels of oil a day North Dakota has joined the ranks of the few places in the world that produce more than a million barrels of oil per day, due in large part to the rich Bakken shale formation. …more>> Statoil makes another high-impact gas discovery offshore Tanzania The discovery in the Piri prospect is the fifth high-impact discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. …more>> Woodside announces completion of sell-down by Shell Shell’s holding in Woodside is now 13.6% of Woodside’s issued capital. …more>> Canada OKs oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast Canada's government on Tuesday approved a controversial pipeline proposal that would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia. …more>> API: Bipartisan KXL oil pipeline support strengthens ahead of midterm elections API praised Keystone XL legislation that passed with bipartisan support in the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee. …more>> Gazprom and Petrovietnam address entry into Vietnamese petroleum products market The companies endorsed the joint development projects offshore Vietnam and the growth of the NGV market in the Republic. …more>> Energy Workforce: Certification - Do You Get What You Pay For? What do you really get when a piece of paper (certification) is your benchmark for evaluating a prospective employee? …more>>