Gulf Coast

Surging U.S. crude oil and natural gas production over the last decade or so has been accompanied by dramatic improvements in onshore drilling efficiency, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday. Oil and gas output each hit all-time highs in 2019, even as the average monthly rig count and number of wells drilled per month…

FERC has authorized Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) to start construction on the next phase of its Gulf Coast Southbound Project, which would feed the third liquefaction train under construction at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Corpus Christi export facility in South Texas.

FERC has authorized Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) to start construction on the next phase of its Gulf Coast Southbound Project, which would feed the third liquefaction train under construction at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Corpus Christi export facility in South Texas.

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports ticked upward over the last week, building on a strong month in October for the global market as colder weather set in.

Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners LP has pushed back its certificate filing for a proposed pipeline that would move natural gas from northern Louisiana to the Gulf Coast in order to allow more time for “active discussions” with potential shippers for additional capacity commitments.

Gulfport Energy Corp. has dumped more noncore assets as part of a broader effort to simplify its portfolio and better control costs, announcing the sale of its legacy assets on the Gulf Coast to an undisclosed buyer for $54.1 million.

A high-performance polyethylene line fueled by Lower 48 liquids has ramped up at ExxonMobil’s plant east of Houston.

ExxonMobil Corp. and its Saudi Arabian partner on Thursday pulled the trigger to sanction the world’s largest steam cracker, a 1.8 million metric ton/year project on the South Texas coast that would create thousands of jobs and billions in economic output.

State-owned Saudi Arabia Oil Co., aka Aramco, on Wednesday said it has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) to negotiate buying a 25% stake in Phase 1 of Sempra Energy’s natural gas export project in Port Arthur, near Houston.