Saturday, November 8, 2025

Booming D-J Has Voters, Politicians, Oil & Gas Companies Bracing for New Regulations

Public sentiment about hydraulic fracture stimulation (fracing) and other aspects of oil and gas exploration and production in Colorado has generated a lot of sentiment in recent months. A variety of Colorado municipalities want to institute local rules, ballot initiatives have been proposed, signatures are being collected, Congressman Jared Polis and Governor John Hickenlooper have weighed in, some local bans

PetroQuest Energy Sets Another Company Record in Cotton Valley; Agrees on Joint Venture with Midstates Petroleum

PetroQuest Energy (ticker: PQ) is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the Arkoma Basin, East Texas, South Louisiana and the shallow Gulf of Mexico. The company has largely transitioned from gas drilling to focusing on liquids-rich projects and expects 2014 to be its best year in company