Highlander Well Production Commences
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. recently released the results of additional production testing on Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas’ (FM O&G) Highlander discovery, located onshore in South Louisiana in...
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Comstock to Spend $161m in Haynesville/Bossier
Comstock Resources Inc. said in December 2014 that it plans to spend $161 million for drilling 14 Haynesville/Bossier shale natural gas wells. In addition, Comstock...
FERC Studies Gulf Trace, Calcasieu Pass
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently said that it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Calcasieu Pass Project and an...
Magnolia LNG signs EPC MOU
Magnolia LNG LLC has executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR Inc. and SKE&C...
Helis Receives State Permit for Tuscaloosa Well
The Louisiana Office of Conservation on Dec. 19, 2014, approved a permit for Helis Oil & Gas Co.’s proposed drilling operation near Mandeville, La., in...
BLM Offers Land Lease
The Bureau of Land Management is offering competitive land leases on parcels containing acres of Federal land in Louisiana. The competitive oral auction will begin...
Time For a Reasonable Assessment of Oil Prices
It is safe to say that the hot button topic in the oil patch is the oil price and its impact on U.S. drilling operations....
SCT&E LNG Receives DOE Approval for Export
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...
Apache Sells O&G Assets for $1.4bn
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....
J-W to Acquire BHP’s Northern Louisiana Properties
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...