While , so are the salaries of E&P consultants compared to years past.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 7 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Thursday it would spend $4 million on construction projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in preparation for oil drilling in the nation's biggest wildlife park.

ACCRA, June 8 (Reuters) - Italy's ENI is on track to deliver the first gas from its Ghana operations this month, with output rising to 180 million cubic feet per day, enough to more than double national output by year end, officials told Reuters on Friday.

AMSTERDAM, June 7 (Reuters) - Production at the Groningen natural gas field could be reduced to less than 12 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year by October 2020, faster than planned, the Dutch economic affairs minister said in a letter to parliament on Thursday.

Oil Search revealed Thursday that the Kimu 2 appraisal well, located in the forelands region of Papua New Guinea, has encountered gas in the target Alene reservoir.

Nothing will be decided at the June 22 OPEC meeting, according to a new Rigzone poll on social media platform Twitter.

NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - Global benchmark Brent crude surged nearly $2 a barrel on Thursday, lifted by concern about a steep drop in exports from Venezuela and worries OPEC may not raise oil rig flanges gulf coast production at its meeting this month.