State Mineral and Energy Board
April mineral lease sale brings approximately $773,000
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday conducted its monthly lease sale in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
March mineral lease sale brings approximately $1.35 million
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday conducted its monthly lease sale in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
February mineral lease sale brings approximately $604,000
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday conducted its monthly lease sale in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
January mineral lease sale brings $880,000
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday conducted its monthly lease sale in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
December mineral lease sale brings $1.4 million
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday collected more than $1.4 million at its December lease sale, pushing the total collections on mineral leases to more than $191.3 million for the first half of the financial year that began on July 1.
November mineral lease sale brings $3.5 million
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday collected more than $3.5 million at its lease sale for November, showing interest in leasing Louisiana mineral rights for energy production is still strong, though spending on leases in the Haynesville Shale natural gas area has slowed as companies prepare to develop what they’ve already leased, as reported by state Mineral Board Secretary Marjorie McKeithen.
September-October mineral lease sale nets $43.5 million
The state Mineral Board collected about $43.5 million at its lease sale for September and October, completed Monday.
Partial state mineral leasing sale still brings strong collection
The Louisiana Mineral Board collected $18.7 million in the first portion of its October lease sale Wednesday, with more likely to come on Monday, Oct. 13, when the board reconvenes to finish the sale meeting.
State mineral leasing sale second highest collection on record
The Louisiana Mineral Board collected $93.8 million at its August lease sale Wednesday, nearly doubling the $48.7 million collected in July. The majority of the August lease sale dealt with state-owned land, meaning a windfall for the state of Louisiana.
State Mineral Leasing takes another big leap
The Louisiana Mineral Board collected $48.7 million this month, surpassing last month’s record payment of $35.8 million. According to Mineral Board Chairman and Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle, “it appears that with the Haynesville Shale discovery underway, several major companies are validating their intentions to develop and produce natural gas in a big way. The state’s energy production figures look to be on the upswing this year.”