Businesses, workers feel lull of natural gas glut in Haynesville Shale
MANSFIELD — The pace of things is a little slower in Mansfield these days. The drive across town feels a little shorter, the line at the gas station takes a little less time and the parking lots are...
View ArticleIsaac brings ‘idle iron’ issue to surface in Gulf
As Tropical Storm Isaac drenched the Florida Keys on Sunday, oil and gas companies rushed to evacuate personnel from offshore platforms and rigs in the storm's path. Left untouched were hundreds of...
View ArticleEnergy firms want to keep horizontal drilling tax break
The Louisiana oil and gas industry is ready to defend the need for a lucrative tax break created to spur drilling activity in hard-to-drill parts of the state as lawmakers search for areas to cut...
View ArticleLawmakers propose paring back drilling incentives
State lawmakers have introduced several bills taking aim at severance tax breaks for oil and gas wells, including Louisiana’s controversial incentive for horizontal oil and gas drilling.
View ArticleOil & gas group sues attorney general
The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association filed a lawsuit on Friday against Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, alleging he illegally hired special counsel to represent the Southeast Louisiana Flood...
View ArticleOil industry pans president’s SOTU address
It was what the president didn’t say that has raised the ire of the oil industry, excluding two of the biggest industry issues from his address: crude oil exports and the Keystone XL Pipeline
View ArticleOil, gas group president fails to appear despite jail threat
A state district judge Monday ordered the president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association to appear in court Tuesday or face jail for contempt.
View ArticleAssessors want new valuation rules for oil wells
A group of Louisiana tax assessors is advocating for a series of property valuation changes that, if approved, could significantly increase property tax rates for oil and gas well operators, as well as...
View ArticleDon Briggs returning as head of Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
Don Briggs is returning to his role as president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, according to a news release.
View ArticleEnrollment drop forces new strategies for maritime schools
The number of students at New Orleans’ longtime maritime school has dropped by half since it began building a new $7 million facility two years ago in New Orleans East, the result of a sluggish oil and...
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