THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – September 8, 2026 – White Fleet Drilling, LLC (“White Fleet”), a strategic partner and the preferred drilling contractor of Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of America Shelf, recently announced that its WFD 450 jack-up drilling rig — the deepest rated water depth jack-up rig operating in the Gulf of America — […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – August 12, 2026 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of America Shelf, today confirmed it was named apparent high bidder on nine Outer Continental Shelf blocks in the Gulf of America following Lease Sale BBG3 (Big Beautiful Gulf 3), held August […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – July 4, 2026 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of America Shelf, was represented by Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mike Minarovic and Co-Founder Todd Stone at the grand opening and dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, on July […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – March 11, 2026 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of America Shelf, recently welcomed senior federal officials aboard White Fleet Drilling’s WFD 400 jack-up rig at Arena’s Main Pass 120 platform, offering a firsthand look at the offshore operations that […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – July 15, 2025 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company in the Gulf of America, in partnership with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, premiered its documentary, Steel to Sanctuary: The Rigs to Reef Story, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the historic Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – June 25, 2025 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of America Shelf is proud to announce that Gail Maniscalco, Senior Landman, has been elected to serve as the President of the Professional Landman’s Association of New Orleans (PLANO) for the […]

THE GULF OF AMERICA, May 1, 2025 – Arena Offshore, LP (“Arena”), a leading offshore oil and gas operator focused on the Gulf of America Shelf and the exclusive operator for Arena Energy, LLC, was proud to host U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today at its offshore oil rig WFD400 in the Gulf of […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – February 27, 2025 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, is proud to announce that our President and Chief Financial Officer, Michael (Mike) Vallejo, delivered the keynote address at the Professional Landmen’s Association of New Orleans (PLANO) Annual […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, March 14, 2024 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, recently announced that Michael Vallejo was promoted to the position of President in addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer.  Arena also announced Brent Ozenne’s promotion to Chief […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, January 11, 2024 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, recently established an artificial reef site at South Marsh Island 192, which is located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico approximately 100 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, January 9, 2024 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, has been named one of the best places to work by the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Business Journal for the third consecutive year. Awarded annually, winners are selected […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, September 14, 2023 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, recently announced it was awarded seven leases by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in Lease Sale 259 . Arena was the successful high bidder on seven leases […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, September 12, 2023 – Gail Maniscalco, Senior Landman at Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, was recently honored with the Landman of the Year Award by the Professional Landmen’s Association of New Orleans (PLANO).  This award recognizes Gail’s long […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, September 7, 2023 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, and White Fleet Drilling, LLC (“White Fleet”), Arena’s strategic partner created in 2017 as a jack-up rig services provider and Arena’s preferred drilling contractor, announced the christening and mobilization of […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, January 24, 2023 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, today announced it has closed on the acquisition of Cox Operating, LLC’s interest in two fields located in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The acquisition consolidates […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, December 20, 2022 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”),  a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, has been named one of the best places to work by both the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Business Journal for the second consecutive year, ranking in the top […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, December 15, 2022 — The Arena Foundation today announced a partnership with Little Red Box Grocery, a neighborhood grocery store working to address the endemic issue of food deserts, starting in Houston’s Second Ward. Arena Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Arena Energy, LLC, a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, December 12, 2022 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, today announced it has closed on the acquisition of seven blocks and twelve platforms in the Gulf of Mexico from GOM Shelf, LLC. The acquisition includes net daily production of […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, December 5, 2022 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, today announced it was recently awarded eleven leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in Lease Sale 257.  BOEM conducted Lease […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, June 27, 2022 — Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, was named “2022 Company of the Year” by the Professional Landmen’s Association of New Orleans (PLANO), during their annual Executive Night and awards ceremony. For its “2022 Company of […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, April 27, 2022 — Arena Offshore, LP (“Arena”), a leading offshore oil and gas operator focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and the exclusive operator for Arena Energy, LLC, today announced a partnership with EcoRigs, a non-profit organization that utilizes retired offshore platforms for beneficial environmental applications such as sustainable fisheries, […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, April 13, 2022 — Arena Offshore (“Arena”), a leading offshore oil and gas operator focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and the exclusive operator for Arena Energy, LLC, today announced a partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to utilize two of the company’s platforms to house equipment that will provide […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, April 2022 — Arena Offshore (“Arena”), a leading offshore oil and gas operator focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and the exclusive operator for Arena Energy, LLC, earned recognition for its record of safety and environmental performance today when it received the Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) certification from the […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, March 18, 2022 — Kevin Bruce, Vice President of Government Affairs for Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and Executive Director for the Gulf Energy Alliance, a coalition of leading independent offshore oil and natural gas producers whose operations […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, November 12, 2021 – Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”) was recently named one of Houston’s Top Workplaces by the Houston Chronicle in the 2021 Top Workplaces competition. This was the first time Arena participated in the Top Workplaces competition. The Houston Chronicle ranked Arena fifth out of eighty nominees in the small company […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, November 4, 2021 – The Houston Business Journal recently named Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”) one of Houston’s 2021 Best Places to Work, ranking Arena third in the medium-sized business category. This was the first time Arena participated in the annual competition.   The Best Places to Work lists are based on employee […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, October 18, 2021 — Arena Energy, LLC “(Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, today announced a partnership with the Gulf Offshore Research Institute (GORI) to utilize three offshore platforms for scientific research and feasibility studies on emergent renewable technologies as part of its […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, May 20, 2021 — Arena Offshore (“Arena”), a leading offshore oil and gas operator focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and the exclusive operator for Arena Energy, LLC, today joined the Center for Offshore Safety (OCS), an organization focused on offshore safety within the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. COS membership represents […]

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, May 13, 2021 — Arena Energy, LLC (“Arena”), a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, today testified in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing examining offshore energy development in federal waters and leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. […]