April 2014
Port Fourchon

Outdated lease terms, production rule top GEST hit list

With Gulf of Mexico operators forced to jump through increasingly onerous regulations, just to get a permit to drill wells that likewise have become more complex and time-intensive, the current federal leasing model is totally out of sync with the new-world realities.

 


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