Churches Sign Energy Leases Despite Pope’s Call for Cessation of Fossil Fuels
As the eyes of the world were on the visit of Pope Francis to New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia, his words regarding energy consumption...
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Reversing the Ban on Oil Exports with the Passage of H.R. 702
Bi-partisan efforts have yielded great strides with the passing of oil and gas bill H.R. 702 on Sept. 17. This bill approved by the House...
Oklahoma Well Regulations Increased Due to Earthquake Activity
Homes and businesses throughout Oklahoma are feeling the effects of daily tremors likely due to the process of oil and gas drilling. While certain seismic...
Oil Jobs to be Cut by GE in Lufkin, Texas
With the plunge in global oil prices expected to continue and a crude oil oversupply in the U.S., companies including General Electric (GE), the industrial...
Industry Reacts to EPA Actions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan: Final Rule released on Aug. 3. EPA’s final rule establishes interim and final CO2 emission performance rates for...
DOE Grants G2 LNG Authority to Export to Countries with U.S. Free Trade Agreements
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (DOE-FE) recently granted G2 LNG long-term, multi-contract authorization to export LNG to any country with which...
Severe Flooding Led to ‘significant downtime’ at Mid-Con Properties in 2Q15
Mid-Con Energy Partners in 2Q15 saw “some of the most severe flooding” the company has ever experienced in many of its production areas, which led...
Magnolia LNG, Meridian LNG Sign Capacity Agreement
Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. subsidiary Magnolia LNG on July 23 signed an agreement with Meridian LNG for firm capacity rights for up to two million...
Oklahoma Regulators Expand ‘areas of interest’ for Disposal Well Directive
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s (OCC) Oil and Gas Conservation Division (OGCD) on July 17 said it has expanded the areas of interest for its March directive to disposal...
BOEM Issues Record of Decision for Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in a July 17 notice in the Federal Register, said it has issued a record of decision (ROD)...