Louisiana Debt Collection Services: Oil, Gas & Port Logistics

The invoice was approved in August. That was 126 days ago. Your Lafayette oilfield services contact now says "waiting for operator payment to cascade down—Shell/BP approval should come through next month"—the exact phrase you've heard nine times since September—and nobody else at the Louisiana offshore operations office will commit to a payment date or explain which oil & gas operator's project completion timeline actually controls your $82K drilling support services disbursement.

Lafayette says Baton Rouge corporate finance handles vendor payments for oilfield services. Baton Rouge redirects you to New Orleans port logistics operations. New Orleans says "that offshore contract falls under Lafayette jurisdiction." Location confusion across Louisiana (Lafayette oil services hub vs Baton Rouge state capital vs New Orleans port operations)—and your invoice sits unpaid while they continue offshore drilling operations with your equipment and services actively deployed on Gulf Coast platforms with visible production data and ongoing project work.

You have the signed oilfield services contract, offshore delivery confirmations, and project completion reports from drilling supervisors. They've gone silent for 126 days, and you're not sure if this is legitimate oil & gas operator payment cascade (Shell/BP/Chevron really do delay prime contractors who delay tier suppliers), energy market volatility affecting payment timing (oil prices fluctuating), Lafayette vs Baton Rouge vs New Orleans organizational confusion, Louisiana's unique civil law system creating legal complexity, or whether escalation in Louisiana's tight oil & gas service community damages all future Gulf Coast offshore opportunities.