Parishes

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has directed the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to intervene in 39 lawsuits filed by three parishes against numerous energy companies, alleging damage to coastal wetlands by pipeline and other energy infrastructure/activities (see Daily GPI,Nov. 13, 2015;July 25, 2013). Plaquemines, Jefferson and Cameron are the parishes that are suing. Last month the state’s attorney general announced his office’s intervention in the lawsuits (see Daily GPI,March 16). “This intervention would ensure that the interests of the state of Louisiana are fully protected and that any money recovered in these suits will be spent on coastal restoration,” Edwards said. “The administration’s participation means that all of the coastal stakeholders are now at the table, and I look forward to working with the attorney general and the parishes to bring this matter to a resolution.”

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has directed the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to intervene in 39 lawsuits filed by three parishes against numerous energy companies, alleging damage to coastal wetlands by pipeline and other energy infrastructure/activities (see Daily GPI,Nov. 13, 2015;July 25, 2013). Plaquemines, Jefferson and Cameron are the parishes that are suing. Last month the state’s attorney general announced his office’s intervention in the lawsuits (see Daily GPI,March 16). “This intervention would ensure that the interests of the state of Louisiana are fully protected and that any money recovered in these suits will be spent on coastal restoration,” Edwards said. “The administration’s participation means that all of the coastal stakeholders are now at the table, and I look forward to working with the attorney general and the parishes to bring this matter to a resolution.”

Lighthouse Petroleum Inc. said Thursday it will explore for oil in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS), disclosing that it had acquired stakes in two wells in St. Helena Parish, LA.

Goodrich Petroleum Corp. has purchased leases totaling about 74,000 net acres in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) oil trend in Louisiana and Mississippi for an average $175 per net acre, the Houston-based company said Monday.

FERC has issued a favorable environmental review of Egan Hub Storage LLC’s proposal to add 10.5 Bcf of total storage capacity (8 Bcf working gas) at its facility in Acadia and Evangeline Parishes, LA.

FERC has issued a favorable environmental review of Egan Hub Storage LLC’s proposal to add 10.5 Bcf of total storage capacity (8 Bcf working gas) at its facility in Acadia and Evangeline Parishes, LA.

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) has filed an application to construct and abandon facilities in Cameron and Vermilion Parishes in order to carry out an expansion of its Louisiana Line system.

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) has filed an application to construct and abandon facilities in Cameron and Vermilion Parishes in order to carry out an expansion of its Louisiana Line system.