Lafayette, Louisiana will start converting its fleet of buses and public works vehicles to natural gas. Much of that gas will likely come from the Haynesville Shale. More at the Daily Comet.

An article in TheNewsStar.com reports on a 42-inch pipeline being built by Energy Transfer Partners across Northern Louisiana to carry natural gas produced from the Haynesville Shale to eastern markets.

Energy Transfer Partners is building pipelines in Texas and Louisiana to carry natural gas produced from the Haynesville Shale. More in an article at UPI.com.

An abundance of natural gas in the Louisiana-Texas-Arkansas area has prompted Cheniere Energy to consider building the first LNG (liquefied natural gas) export terminal in the conterminous United States. More at Businessweek.com

Goodrich Petroleum is buying acres in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville Shale gas plays. More at Reuters.

The Financial Times website has an article titled: Louisiana’s Shale Gas Bonanza. It describes how a gas shale rush, lease and royalty income, and other opportunities related to the development of the Haynesville Shale have changed some parts of rural Louisiana.

In a news release, Chesapeake Energy reports that they hold over 510,000 net acres in the Haynesville Shale gas play and are the largest leaseholder. They are the most active driller in the play with 29 rigs and expect to be producing 275 mmcfe of natural gas per day net by the end of 2009. Their estimated average yield per well is 6.5 bcfe.

An article on the Reuters website reports that Indigo Minerals, LLC is purchasing over 500 producing natural gas wells and undeveloped acreage in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas from Chesapeake Energy Corporation for $218 million.

The United States Geological Survey reports that the U.S. Gulf of Mexico contains very thick and concentrated gas-hydrate-bearing reservoir rocks which have the potential to produce gas using current technology.

The City of Shreveport, Louisiana plans to spend some of their stimulus money to purchase five new buses that will run on compressed natural gas from the Haynesville Shale. More in the Shreveport Times.

According to the Shreveport Times, lawmakers in Louisiana are working to get a tax credit for vehicle owners who switch their fuel from gasoline to compressed natural gas.

About 200 people attended a workshop in Shreveport, Louisiana titled “The Compelling Case for NGV’s”. The goal was to introduce businesses and government agencies to the idea of converting their vehicle fleets to locally-produced natural gas. More in the Shreveport Times.

Petrohawk announced that they have three Haynesville Shale natural gas wells yielding at a combined rate of 73 Mmcfe/d and one of those wells is the highest in the company’s history at 28.2 Mmcfe/d on a 30/64″ choke with 7,100# flowing casing pressure.  The record well is located in the Red River Parish of Louisiana.  The other two are in the Bossier Parish.   See the Petrohawk news release for more information.

American Right of Way Associates opened an office in Shreveport, Louisiana to provide title search and field work training for new right of way agents.  Thousands of miles of gathering system and transmission pipelines will be needed as the Haynesville Shale is developed.  More at PR.com.

The City of Shreveport leased 2600 acres of mineral rights in 2004 for just $1.00 per acre (yes, one dollar).  Now they have hired some New Orleans attorneys in an effort to wiggle out of the deal.  More at ShreveportTimes.com.