Readying for the Next Run
Over the past year, producers have made a significant change in their operations in order to adjust to lower per-barrel oil prices. As they reduce...
Jennifer Delony
Rules and Standards
Industry and regulators took significant steps over the summer in the ongoing effort to bolster oil and gas pipeline safety through development of new standards...
DOE Grants G2 LNG Authority to Export to Countries with U.S. Free Trade Agreements
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (DOE-FE) recently granted G2 LNG long-term, multi-contract authorization to export LNG to any country with which...
Severe Flooding Led to ‘significant downtime’ at Mid-Con Properties in 2Q15
Mid-Con Energy Partners in 2Q15 saw “some of the most severe flooding” the company has ever experienced in many of its production areas, which led...
Magnolia LNG, Meridian LNG Sign Capacity Agreement
Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. subsidiary Magnolia LNG on July 23 signed an agreement with Meridian LNG for firm capacity rights for up to two million...
Oklahoma Regulators Expand ‘areas of interest’ for Disposal Well Directive
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s (OCC) Oil and Gas Conservation Division (OGCD) on July 17 said it has expanded the areas of interest for its March directive to disposal...
BOEM Issues Record of Decision for Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in a July 17 notice in the Federal Register, said it has issued a record of decision (ROD)...
Waters of the U.S. Rule Affects O&G Industries ‘Almost from Top to Bottom’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” affects the oil and natural gas industries “almost from...
Gulf South Pipeline Submits Application for Coastal Bend Header Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 2 published in the Federal Register notice of the application by Gulf South Pipeline Company for a...
The Gulf of Mexico Long-Play
Offshore oil and gas exploration and production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are standing up to the oil price downturn that has been influencing...