Oil and Gas

What will the new year bring for those in the oil and gas industry? One expert offers his opinions on why 2016 shouldn't be as much of a roller coaster ride as 2015 was.

I guess it's not all bad in the oil field. A Texas based oil and gas company just rewarded every employee on its staff with a $100,000.00 Christmas bonus.

What a difference 60 miles can make when it comes to job opportunities in South Louisiana.

Great news on the South Louisiana job front as two new projects at the Port of Iberia could create several hundred new jobs.

Officials announce an 11-billion dollar shot in the arm to the Cameron Parish and Southwest Louisiana economy.

Fuelfix.com is reporting that in an internal memo, it states that the company plans to "flatten the company's business by cutting management posts".

Despite slumping oil prices Louisiana's economy continues to add more workers to the workforce.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is now under two dollars in the state of Louisiana.

A recent report from Moody's Investors Service is now suggesting that lower than desired oil prices will be a part of the South Louisiana economy at least until early 2016.

It's not been a good year for neither shrimp nor petroleum but still there are reasons to celebrate.

Do you really know the real cost of lower fuel prices? The economic impact is a lot bigger than most of us can even imagine.

Oil and gas investment in the Gulf continues to be a very cautious affair as the price of crude continues to remain low.

The industry analyst who predicted the current low price of oil says hold on to your wallet, oil is going to bounce back in a big way and soon.

The oil and gas industry has seen this before and will see it again. A downturn in prices usually leads to a downturn in employees.

Most of what you hear reported in the national media has to do with nuclear operations in Iran and how those will be monitored. That is certainly a big part of the story, but why does that story affect me in Louisiana? Jobs, that's why.

An agreement on nuclear programs in Iran could have a profound effect on Louisiana's oil and gas industry.

Louisiana motorists will find themselves paying a little bit more for a gallon of gas at the pump this week. Oil prices continue to rise too. Is this just a seasonal adjustment or has the industry begun a significant price correction?

While motorist are enjoying gas prices that are a dollar lower than what we were paying last year. One industry expert says $5 a gallon gas in on the horizon.

As gas prices plummet through the U.S., oil and gas giant Halliburton has announced they will be making thousands of cuts in multiple markets.

Anyone driving to feast for Thanksgiving felt a little fatter in the wallet as well as in the waistband. It's really nice paying well south of $3 for a gallon of gas, especially headed into a time of year when we could all use a little more money to spend on other things...