Louisiana ranks 10th in number of orphan oil, gas wells
There are roughly 4,600 orphaned oil and natural gas wells across Louisiana, reports PBS News Hour. Wells are considered “orphaned” when they’re forgotten or...
‘LaPolitics’: Three questions for LMOGA President Tommy Faucheux
Jeremy Alford, publisher of LaPolitics Weekly, a newsletter on Louisiana politics, sat down with Tommy Faucheux, president of Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association,...
Cheniere Energy asks feds to drop pollution rule
Cheniere Energy Inc. has asked the Biden administration to exempt it from limits on emissions, arguing they would force the top U.S. exporter of...
Shell expands Gulf drilling despite mixed signals on future leases
Uncertainty about the future of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Biden administration has drillers on edge, but Shell,...
Five things to know about the Biden administration’s oil and gas lease plan
Just before the July Fourth holiday, the federal agency that manages offshore energy development proposed a five-year plan for as many as 11 and...
BLM conducts first onshore lease sale under Biden administration
Energy companies bid more than $22 million to secure drilling rights on about 110 square miles of public lands in the Western U.S. last...
Williams moves forward with Louisiana Energy Gateway project
Williams announced last week that it has reached a final investment decision on its clean energy project, the Louisiana Energy Gateway (LEG). The project...
Tellurian awards contract to Baker Hughes for zero-emissions pipeline technology
Tellurian Inc. announced last week that its subsidiary, Driftwood Pipeline LLC, has awarded a contract to Baker Hughes to provide electric-powered Integrated Compressor Line...
ExxonMobil selling Canadian shale gas business for $1.5B
ExxonMobil is selling its Canadian shale gas business for roughly $1.5 billion, marking the oil giant’s exit from regions rich in natural gas but...
ExxonMobil CEO says oil markets could be tight for years
ExxonMobil executives believe global oil markets could remain tight for another three to five years, largely because of a lack of investment since the...
