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...
2016 January-February
Energy Scene with Jason Spiess
As I drove into Dickinson, taking a moment to soak in the event I was about to experience, I noticed diesel was selling for less...
New Law to Improve Safe Transportation of Fuels
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...
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...
Aresco Steps Up as Funding Source for Wells in Tuscsaloosa Marine Shale
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...
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...
Gov. Fallin Forms Fact-Finding Group for Reuse of Produced Water
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...
Oklahoma Residents Want EPA Control Over Oil and Gas Disposal Wells
The increase in the number of Oklahoma earthquakes has caused a great deal of concern for residents. Throughout the state, the rise in these quakes...