On Apr. 14, the Obama Administration released a final set of rules on offshore drilling that are geared toward preventing an explosion similar to the one…
On Wednesday, the proposed merger of the No. 2 and No. 3 oilfield services firms was derailed again by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which…
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Monday released a report on seismic activity to update the agency’s 50-year seismicity projections. This forecast is updated every six…
Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) along with representatives from the North Texas Exploration & Production Safety Network (NTEPS) participated in a ceremony…
A new study has revealed that the recent increase in oil and natural gas production in the U.S. has not caused increased methane levels on a…
Less than 48 hours after opening briefs were filed in federal court by four Western states, oil and gas trade groups, and one tribe challenging the…
Two highly-anticipated court decisions regarding endangered species were announced this week scoring big wins for not only the oil and natural gas industry, but also the…
U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Member Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) in February joined the American Petroleum Institute (API) to launch the Veterans Energy Pipeline, a new…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Feb. 3 released an environmental assessment for the Northern Supply Access Project, which was proposed by Texas Gas Transmission,…
Swift Energy Co. in early February received approval from a U.S. bankruptcy judge to sell its oil and gas assets in Louisiana. The company last December…
Gulf Coast Western in January said its subsidiary, Orbit Gulf Coast Exploration, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Lafayette, La.-based Orbit Energy Partners. The…
MVP Holdings said on Feb. 1 that it has acquired the Great Salt Plains Pipeline. The company said the transaction, which was conducted through several of…
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in early February kicked off his “Good for Texas Talks” series by visiting with former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and current president of…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has revised the release date on an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Golden Pass Products, LLC and Golden Pass Pipeline,…
Fort Worth, Texas-based Black Mountain Oil & Gas in February announced it closed a $150 million equity commitment from Natural Gas Partners (NGP) through NGP Natural…
ENID, OKLAHOMA (December 14, 2015) – Maverick Brothers Resources (Maverick), an Enid-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announced the sale of its Fonda…
President Barack Obama on Dec. 4 signed into law H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which authorizes budgetary resources for surface transportation programs…
Sabine Pass Liquefaction on Nov. 18 submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) an application to site, construct and operate LNG transport carrier loading facilities…
Louisiana voters in late November elected a new attorney general with a background in the oil and gas industry. Jeff Landry, who won the election against…
Dallas-based exploration and production company Aresco has expanded its Gulf Coast portfolio with the acquisition of a substantial working interest position in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale…
Governor Mary Fallin on Dec. 1 said her administration will form a fact-finding work group to look at ways that water produced in oil and natural…
Hundreds of thousands of Texans are employed by oil and gas companies both in the state and around the world. When the prices of oil and…
With the publication on Oct. 23 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register, 22 states and two state…
Estimated total U.S. oil and natural gas well completions decreased by 44% in the third quarter of 2015 compared to year-ago levels, according to the American…
Rockdale Resources Corporation has completed the acquisition of a 10% working interest in the 2,600-acre Slick Unit Dutcher Sands oil field in Creek County, Oklahoma, from…
The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association in late September welcomed Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and independent producers for a discussion on energy policy during a special…
Hazelwood Energy Hub plans to develop a crude oil blending facility in St. Landry Parish, La., the company said on Sept. 30. The new facility’s combination…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said in a Sept. 11 notice in the Federal Register that it will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the…
The 5th bi-annual South West Texas Oil and Gas Trade Show was held at the beginning of October. The oil and gas industry drives the economy…
Valero Energy Partners LP’s board of directors of its general partner has approved the partnership’s acquisition of the Corpus Christi Terminal Services Business from a subsidiary…
D.M.B. Construction LLC., (Dominic Michael Bracco) has been a family owned and operated company for 14 years, but has remained a family business for a total…
Northern Natural Gas has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for authorization to build and operate new natural gas transportation facilities in Gaines County, Texas,…
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Over the past few months, the price of oil has danced around the $50/bbl point until July 7th, when it slid 7.7% in one day. The…
The American Petroleum Institute (API) in comments submitted to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) cautioned that the unintended consequences of some elements of…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan: Final Rule released on Aug. 3. EPA’s final rule establishes interim and final CO2 emission performance rates for two…
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on July 29 issued a final rule to prevent unattended trains that carry crude; ethanol; poisonous by inhalation and toxic by…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 22 introduced the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, a bill that addresses a wide…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in July and August initiated environmental reviews for four liquefaction projects based in Texas. The projects are the Corpus Christi…
America Resources Exploration on Aug. 13 said it acquired a fractional interest in two wells located in Shelby County, Texas. XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil,…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in an Aug. 7 notice in the Federal Register said it plans to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) of the…
Texas Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter on July 8 testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee on the importance of ending the federal ban…
So, you’re an oil and gas product or service provider that’s decided exhibiting is a cost-effective way to increase sales in a sluggish market. Now it’s time to…
Safety materials co-developed by the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TxOGA), Texas Mutual, the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Delfin LNG in May submitted an application to the Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard to construct, own and operate the Delfin LNG deepwater port…
Sean McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions, in mid-May testified in support of legislation proposed by Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) and Rep. Cedric Richmond…
London-based Ceona in May was awarded a new deepwater contract in the Gulf of Mexico with Houston-based Bennu Oil & Gas. Offshore work for the new…
W&T Offshore Inc. in May made a new discovery at Ewing Banks 910 with the successful drilling and evaluation of the Ewing Banks 910 A-5 ST…
Kansas City Southern subsidiary Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), has reached an agreement with Sasol Chemicals for the construction and long-term lease of a storage-in-transit…
FERC informed stakeholders in a May 20 notice in the Federal Register that Sabine Pass LNG filed an application for a limited amendment to its FERC-approved…
