BP (ticker: BP) will pay $18.7 billion in settlements to the U.S. and the five states along the Gulf of Mexico to resolve the Deepwater …
Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI) announced its second asset sale in the last 10 days in a company press release on July 1, 2015. The Gulf Coast operator closed on its East Bay Field for $21 million …
Appeals by BP (ticker: BP) and Anadarko Petroleum (ticker: APC) will not be heard by the Supreme Court, meaning the decision …
Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI), one of the largest operators in the Gulf of Mexico, announced significant liquidity-enhancing measures in two separate press releases on June 22, 2015. The first announcement, released prior to market opening, confirmed an agreement with the …
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), an energy arm of the Department of the Interior, concluded its Lease Sale 235 in the Central Gulf of …
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported today that imports of light-sweet and light-sour crude to the United States Gulf of Mexico …
With oil losing more than 50% of its value in six short months, United States shale producers are increasingly feeling the market squeeze as they struggle to competitively price …
Chevron Corporation (ticker: CVX) has announced a “significant” oil discovery at the Anchor prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
The Anchor #2 Well, which is located in Green Canyon Block 807, was drilled to a total depth of …
Saratoga Resource Inc. (ticker: SARA) announced an update on the company’s recent operations and measures being taken to reduce costs and enhance operational efficiencies in the current oil price environment. SARA holds approximately 52,000 gross/net acres (60% held by production) …
On December 9, 2014, PetroQuest Energy (ticker: PQ) announced results from its Thunder Bayou Prospect (50% working interest and 37% net revenue interest) located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.…
Energy XXI Chairman and CEO John Schiller spoke with CNBC’s Mad Money about the recent EPL acquisition and the synergies created from the acquisition. Mr. Schiller details how the company plans to increase cash flow, reduce debt and grow production.…
For 76 years, Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, has been the government-enforced monopoly over all of the country’s oil and gas industry efforts. Roughly one-third of all of Mexico’s tax revenues is derived from Pemex, according to …
The U.S. Department of the Interior estimates the GOM has 48 billion BOE yet to be discovered.
Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDS.B) announced its third major oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) on July 15, 2014, and expects …
Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose growth strategy emphasizes acquisitions, enhanced by its value-added organic drilling program. The company finalized the acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas on June 3, …
Saratoga Resources (ticker: SARA) is an independent exploration and production company with 52,103 net acres under lease in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Approximately 62% of its acreage is on the traditional Louisiana coastline and the remaining 32% is located …
Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is Mexico’s sole producer of crude oil, natural gas and refined products. The company provides Mexico with one-third of government income and was the ninth largest oil producer in the world in 2012. The oil and …
Saratoga Resources (ticker: SARA) is an independent exploration and production company with 52,103 net acres under lease in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Approximately 62% of its acreage is on the traditional Louisiana coastline and the remaining 32% is located …
Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose growth strategy emphasizes acquisitions, enhanced by its value-added organic drilling program. The board of directors of Energy XXI announced on March 12, 2014, the …
Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is Mexico’s sole producer of crude oil, natural gas and refined products. The company provides Mexico with one-third of government income and was the ninth largest oil producer in the world in 2012. The oil and …
Saratoga Resources (ticker: SARA) is an independent exploration and production company with offices in Houston, Texas and Covington, Louisiana. Principal holdings cover 51,901 gross/net acres with 60% held by production, located in the transitional coastline and protected in-bay environment on …
The board of directors of Energy XXI (ticker EXXI) announced on March 12, 2014, the company acquired EPL Oil & Gas (ticker: EPL) for a total consideration of $2.3 billion, consisting of about $1 billion in cash (65% of …
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.
PetroQuest Energy announced …
Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose growth strategy emphasizes acquisitions, enhanced by its value-added organic drilling program. The company has implemented an “acquire and exploit” growth strategy to build a …
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 …
After settling electoral reform on December 3, 2013, Mexico is shifting its attention to its highly publicized and highly criticized reform of the oil industry.
Lawmakers are still adjusting the fine print of the bill but the main point of …
On December 3, 2013, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the Eastern Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale 225 will take place on March 19, 2014. The sale is the first proposed for the Eastern Planning …
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 …
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, Wyoming, Texas, South Louisiana and the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico.…
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 …
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its Western Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Lease Sale 233 on August 28, 2013, which raised $102.4 million in high bids. The event auctioned 3,873 tracts from nine to 250 miles offshore, in …
