Lifting Export Ban Could Make Gulf Coast ‘Epicenter for Hydrocarbon Trading,’ Study Says
Lifting the current export ban on crude oil in the U.S. and allowing for free trade of all hydrocarbons could provide an opportunity for Louisiana...
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Global Oil Prices Dictated by Many Different Players
Famed country singer, Kenny Rogers, said it best, “You’ve got to know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em.” His melodic reference to a card...
Oil and Gas Blamed for Louisiana Wetland Erosion
Louisiana’s wetlands serve as a natural barrier against hurricanes but recently they are disappearing. The state has lost about 1,880 square miles of coastal land...
Hazelwood to Develop Crude Oil Blending, Storage Facility
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...
FERC to Conduct Environmental Review for Northern Supply Access Project
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...
Iran Agreement is Two-headed Monster
The U.S. oil market took a drastic fall in November 2014 due to a very specific reason. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided...
Five Years Post-BP Oil Spill
On April 13, almost five years since the April 20, 2010, BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement...
BP is Answering the Challenge
The oil and gas industry has a storied history in the state of Louisiana. Over the last 100 years, the industry has provided hundreds of...
Delfin Submits Applications for LNG Export Deepwater Port
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...
Ceona Wins Mirage Contract
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...