Study Alleges Majority of Legacy Lawsuits Fail to Produce Hard Evidence of Contamination

By Kevin Mooney

03/29/2012

Are the attorneys and plaintiffs who file lawsuits built around oilfield contamination allegations genuinely concerned about environmental damage? Or, are they instead motivated by a loophole in the law that allows for financial awards to be detached from cleanup efforts?

TAGS: American Tort Reform Association, department of natural resources, environment, Legacy Lawsuits, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Sierra Club

Guest Commentary: BP Awarded First Gulf Permit to Drill Since Deepwater Horizon Incident

By Editor

10/31/2011

The long-awaited permit gives BP the green light to begin drilling a 6,034-foot exploratory well off the coast of Louisiana in BP’s prolific Kaskida Field.

TAGS: Deep Water Horizon, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Moratorium

The Growing Natural Gas Economy

By Robert Ross

10/20/2011

Louisiana’s natural gas has given the state an economic advantage over its neighbors, but the implementation of a thriving natural gas economy is still in its infancy.

TAGS: American Public Transit Association, Chesapeake Energy, David Bieler, Gas and Vehicle Report, Gifford Briggs, International Energy Agency, Katie McCullin, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Natural Gas, NGV, NGV for America, SporTran

Study Claims Louisiana’s Green Jobs to Grow 14 Percent by 2021

By Robert Ross

10/12/2011

A new study by the Louisiana Workforce Commission suggests that Louisiana will see a surge in green jobs in the next 10 years.

TAGS: Curt Eysink, Don Briggs, Greater New Orleans Inc., Green Jobs, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Michael Hecht, Solyndra, Stephen Barnes

Guest Commentary: Federal Government Ill-Equipped to Regulate Fracking

By Editor

09/30/2011

The government’s track record would lead many to believe that it is incapable of efficiently permitting millions of new wells that will be drilled and hydraulically fractured in the coming decades.

TAGS: Don Briggs, Hydraulic Fracturing, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association

Guest Commentary: Green Jobs, Not Shale Plays, Have the Potential To Bust

By Editor

08/19/2011

Conclusive evidence continues to suggest that renewable energy projects and so-called “green” jobs have not lived up to the economic potential that politicians have promised.

TAGS: Don Briggs, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association

Guest Commentary: Debt Legislation Opens the Door for Tax Increase

By Editor

08/08/2011

The Budget Control Act of 2011 puts Louisiana's oil and gas industry in a vulnerable position.

TAGS: Budget Control Act of 2011, Don Briggs, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association

Study: U.S. Natural Gas Boom Has Weakened Foreign Influence on Energy Markets

By Robert Ross

08/04/2011

The American natural gas boom will cause the U.S. to dethrone Russia as the world’s leading supplier of natural gas, and will continue to bring jobs to Louisiana, according to a new study.

TAGS: Baker Institute for Public Policy, Haynesville Shale, Jackie Savitz, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Robert Bryce, Shale Gas and U.S. National Security, Shale Natural Gas, U.S. Department of Energy

Guest Commentary: Was the Drilling Moratorium Necessary?

By Editor

07/25/2011

A year after the drilling ban was ordered, we should ask ourselves some very important questions. What was the purpose of the moratorium and was it necessary?

TAGS: Don Briggs, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Moratorium

Guest Commentary: Entitlements, not Tax Deductions, Should be Targeted for Deficit Reduction

By Editor

07/12/2011

Cuts to entitlement programs could be the first steps to getting our fiscal house back into some sort of order.

TAGS: Louisiana Oil and Gas Association

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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