Oil & Gas
Pipeline Safety Training for Energy Industry Officials
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will help train energy industry officials from Russia and several central Asian countries on pipeline safety.
State oil and gas revenue hits record high for FY 06-07
BATON ROUGE — The state’s economic picture is looking up with respect to the energy sector of the economy. For the fiscal year 2006-07 (which ended June 30th), mineral income figures indicate that the oil and gas business in Louisiana is quite robust and is reaching new highs.
New Law Sets Up Dry Hole Well Program
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will administer the Dry Hole Credit Well Program authorized by Act 298 of the 2005 Regular Legislative Session, and authored by state Sen. Reggie Dupre of Houma.
STATE AUTHORIZES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRODUCTION
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle has recently announced the department’s approval for the extraction of an alternative fossil fuel, known as “coal seam natural gas” at three sites in Caldwell parish.
Worldwide Korean Co. selects Louisiana site to Drill for Natural Gas
On Wednesday, drilling operations continue at well site Edmee Mestayer et al #1 in Iberia parish, just off Darnell Road, east on Hwy 86. Directional drilling is now at a depth of 7,600 feet. General Manager D.S. Choi and DNR Secretary Scott Angelle will meet onsite to discuss the operations and will see the activity firsthand.
Secretary Angelle explains Benefits of Offshore Oil and Gas
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle provided testimony to members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Resources on Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Port Fourchon along with nine other officials and speakers.
STATE’S CONSERVATION OFFICE REPORTS ON OILFIELD SITES
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has aggressively pursued oilfield site restoration since 1994. Several years ago as Act 404 was established by the legislature, both state government and the oil and gas industry moved into fast-gear to evaluate and identify orphaned or abandoned oilfield sites in Louisiana. It was determined then, that the oil and gas industry’s role would be to provide funding for restoration of such sites.
Jennings to Host Oil Celebration with Parade and Special Activities
Did you know that Louisiana ranks first in the U.S. in crude oil production and is second in natural gas production...and, did you know that 100 years ago, on September 21, 1901, oil was first discovered in a rice field near Jennings, now known as the "cradle of Louisiana oil."
BAILEY TALKS WITH OIL MINISTERS ABOUT LOUISIANA'S OIL LEASING
Sandra Bailey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, has recently traveled to Caracus, Venezuela to meet with oil ministers on the topic of the state's mineral leasing program. In March of this year, she met with Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Mines Ali Rodriquez, and Director of Hydrocarbons Bernardo Alvarez.
CONSERVATION AND IOGCC OFFER WORKSHOPS FOR OILFIELD OPERATORS
Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Office of Conservation and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) will hold two workshops in the state designed to help operators in the oil and gas business evaluate and minimize waste generated from drilling, production, and pipeline operations. The workshops will be held in Lafayette and Shreveport, DNR officials said.