Sunday, July 13, 2025

California Fracing Bill Could Slow Monterey Shale Production

On September 11, 2013, the California Assembly passed a law attempting to regulate fracing in the state’s Monterey shale. The bill, listed as Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), will go into effect on January 1, 2015. SB 4 will require companies to apply for a fracing permit, disclose what chemicals and well stimulation fluids they were using, and notify local

Saratoga Resources Adds Gulf of Mexico Leases Following Zeke Well Test Results

Saratoga Resources Inc. (ticker: SARA) is an oil and gas exploration and production company concentrating on abundant, low-risk drilling opportunities located in the transition zone off the coast of Louisiana. In some places, including the company’s Grand Bay field, approximately 64 stacked pay sands exist with wells that have been producing for over 50 years. SARA currently owns and operates

Harvest Natural Resources in Negotiations to Sell Company, Spin-Off Assets

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., (ticker: HNR) headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an independent energy company with principal operations in Venezuela, exploration assets in Indonesia, West Africa, China and business development offices in Singapore and the United Kingdom. HNR recently presented at EnerCom’s The Oil and Gas Conference 18® in Denver. Click here for the webcast. Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. announced