It’s just heat, caused by agitated oil in a flameless, sparkless, low-pressure environment to deliver up to 1.2 million BTUs per hour with temperatures exceeding 180°F…
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 18, 2014, fell short of passing a bill introduced by Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline by…
Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. have reached a definitive agreement, under which Halliburton will acquire all the outstanding shares of Baker Hughes in a stock…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in November 2014 asked for public comments on a proposed policy statement that would allow interstate natural gas pipelines to…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in December reported that U.S. crude oil and lease condensate proved reserves rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2013,…
Repsol has made a new oil discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company made the find about 218 miles from the Louisiana coast in…
Hess Corp., together with its project co-owners, plans to proceed with the development of Stampede, an oil and gas project in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of…
Chevron has made a new oil discovery at its Guadalupe prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. “Chevron subsidiaries are among the top producers and leaseholders…
American Energy Minerals Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of American Energy Partners, LP, has raised $500 million in equity commitments to pursue a business plan focused on…
Monarch Oil Pipeline, LLC, a subsidiary of Monarch Natural Gas Holdings, LLC, on Dec. 1, 2014, launched an open season to solicit capacity commitments from shippers…
Continental Resources, Inc., has formed a joint venture with a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of South Korea-based SK E&S Co. Ltd to jointly develop a portion…
Plains All American Pipeline, LP, plans to construct a new 226-mile, 16-inch pipeline originating from the Plains Basin pipeline system at Duncan, Okla., and largely following…
Continental Resources, Inc., has completed four oil wells in its Springer play in the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP). “Four new wells further confirm the…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued two final authorizations for Freeport LNG Expansion, LP, and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, to export domestically produced liquefied natural…
Lone Star NGL, LLC, a partnership of Energy Transfer Partners, LP, and Regency Energy Partners, L.P., plan to construct a 533-mile, 24- and 30-inch natural gas…
Plains All American Pipeline, LP (PAA) has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Occidental Petroleum Corp. for the purchase by PAA of Occidental’s…
The Texas Oil & Gas Association and the Texas General Land Office on Nov. 5, 2014, filed lawsuits in Denton County and Travis County, respectively, against…
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) has adopted disposal well rule amendments designed to address disposal well operations in areas of historical or future seismic activity.…
SCT&E LNG has received authorization from the Department of Energy (DOE) to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 30 years to countries that hold a free…
Apache Corp. has agreed to sell non-core southern Louisiana oil and gas assets along with other assets for approximately $1.4 billion in two separate transactions. In…
J-W Operating Co. will acquire oil and gas properties in northern Louisiana from BHP Billiton. The properties are located in the Elm Grove and Caspiana fields…
Halcon Resources told investors during a Nov. 11, 2014, earnings call that it will be scaling back drilling in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in southeast Louisiana…
Venture Global LNG is developing a liquefied natural gas export facility, called the Calcasieu Pass Project, in southwestern Louisiana. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) authorized…
Voters in Louisiana on Nov. 4, 2014, approved Amendment 8, the Louisiana Artificial Reef Development Fund Protection, by a vote of 758,142 to 567,483. The legislatively…
Serving Unconventional Oil & Gas: Equipment and Technologies March 17-19, 2015 ~ Houston, TX ~ go.asme.org/fracturing The ASME Hydraulic Fracturing 2015 conference draws long-sought focus to…
As the U.S. experiences unprecedented growth in oil and gas development, its successes are tied inexorably to extremely high water stress and drought regions. This reality…
The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released a vendor survey that demonstrates the diverse array of suppliers, service providers, and other small and mid-sized businesses supporting…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected in August that natural gas-fired electric power sector generation in the contiguous U.S. will increase to 1,600 million MWh by…
An Aug. 20 Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracted nearly $110 million in high bids for 81 tracts covering 433,823 acres on the U.S. Outer…
The Board of Directors of the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) has named Todd Staplesas its new president. Currently serving as Texas Commissioner of Agriculture,…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) construction permit to CCI Corpus Christi LLC. The…
Texas Tech was commissioned by the Permian Basin Petroleum Association to prepare the report, “Economic Impact of the Permian Basin’s Oil and Gas Industry.” Bradley Ewing,…
Buckeye Partners L.P. signed a definitive agreement to acquire an 80% interest in a company that will be jointly owned with Trafigura AG for $860 million.…
The board of directors of Enable Midstream Partners LP has approved construction of an additional 200-million cubic feet per day of natural gas processing capacity that…
NGL Energy Partners and Rimrock Midstream have formed a joint venture to build a crude oil pipeline with initial capacity exceeding 130,000 barrels per day originating…
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy called for meeting on earthquake response to consider changes that have occurred since the state began its earthquake response program three…
Sempra Energy subsidiary Cameron LNG received final authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its proposed…
Sasol has received the necessary permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin constructing its gas-to-liquid (GTL) facility in Calcasieu Parish, La. “I’m extremely…
Radiant Oil & Gas Inc. has acquired the Garnet project, a 1,000 acre field in St. Mary Parish, La., that was originally discovered and developed by…
Vine Oil & Gas LP, a recently formed exploration and production company headquartered in Dallas, and Blackstone Energy Partners, an affiliate of Blackstone will acquire the…
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authorized Houston-based Freeport LNG Development LP to site, construct, and operate facilities to liquefy and export domestic natural gas…
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA), in partnership with educational institutions and the State of Louisiana, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes…
For more than 11 years, MidSouth Technologies has provided technology services to businesses around the world. Its team is trained and certified to manage the complexity…
3G Manifold L.L.C. is bringing something new to the oilfield and frac’ing industry. We have developed a system that significantly reduces the possibility of leaks where…
Wolfcamp capex is set to exceed $12 billion this year, or 80% of what will be spent in the Bakken, according to a recent report by…
Tulsa, Okla.-based ONEOK Partners LP (NYSE: OKS) will invest between $365 million and $470 million to construct a new 200 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) natural gas…
Houston-based gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology innovator Velocys PLC announced that the final investment decision has been made to proceed with construction of a commercial GTL plant using…
Houston-based Vanguard Natural Resources LLC (NASDAQ: VNR) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) assets in North Louisiana…
