The Unsung Heroes of the Oil and Gas Industry
We now enter into the 15th month in a row of rock bottom crude oil and natural gas prices for the oil and gas industry....
Louisiana
ExxonMobil Contributes $2.4 Million to Higher Ed in 2015
ExxonMobil, along with its employees, contributed over $2.4 million to higher education institutions across Louisiana through the ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2015 Educational Matching Gift Program. Throughout...
Goodrich Files for Bankruptcy
Goodrich Petroleum Corp., one of the most active companies drilling in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale formation in Louisiana, has filed for bankruptcy. On Apr. 15,...
Something’s Got to Give!
November 2014 brought about many changes for the oil and gas way of life. For starters, the price for a barrel of crude oil dropped...
FERC Releases Environmental Assessment on Northern Supply Access Project
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...
Swift Receives OK to Sell Louisiana Assets
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...
Gulf Coast Western to Develop Position in South Louisiana
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....
New Governor Must Address Tort Reform
Tort reform cannot be defined by one law or thought pattern. Tort reform is a coupling of laws and ideas with the intention of reforming...
Sabine Pass Seeks Authority to Build LNG Loading Facilities
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...
New Louisiana Attorney General Brings O&G Background to Job
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...