TXOGA, Land Office File Suits against City of Denton
The Texas Oil & Gas Association and the Texas General Land Office on Nov. 5, 2014, filed lawsuits in Denton County and Travis County, respectively,...
Oilman January-February 2015
Railroad Commission Amends Disposal Well Rules
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...
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...
Halcon Scales Back In Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
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...
Venture Global to Develop LNG Export Facility
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)...
Louisiana Voters Approve Amendment 8
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...