Energy

The Interior Department today is auctioning vast oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico estimated to hold up to 1.1 billion barrels of crude, the first such sale under President Joe Biden and a harbinger of the challenges he faces to reach climate goals that depend on deep cuts in fossil fuel emissions.

Efforts by some state officials to withdraw Louisiana from the interstate power grid that brought competition to a market once dominated by Entergy have stalled. A day before it was to hold a vote on the matter, the Louisiana Public Service Commission postponed a proposal to issue a one-year notice of withdrawal from the MISO power grid.

Baton Rouge-based industrial pipe manufacturer EPIC Piping today announced it has acquired Minnesota-based BendTec Fabrication & Bending.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday may take a step toward withdrawing from the interstate power grid that has, for the last decade, allowed power companies besides Entergy and Cleco to provide electricity to Louisiana. 

Members of Congress are still bickering over the wisdom of passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package, but Louisiana lawmakers and state officials have moved on to developing plans for spending the influx of cash for roads, bridges, coastal protection, broadband internet and more.

Natural gas prices are higher than Louisiana’s petrochemical industry would prefer but it’s not a serious problem yet, Louisiana Chemical Association President and CEO Greg Bowser says.

Putting a price on carbon is a useful policy tool for spurring decarbonization and addressing climate change, Dow Chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling said today at the annual conference of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana.

Enterprise Products Partners LP is seeking to expand its Acadian natural gas system in...

An oil refinery in Belle Chasse that was flooded during Hurricane Ida is being shut down and turned into a storage terminal, prompting local leaders to assess the potential economic impacts that could come with losing one of the area’s biggest employers.

One of the silver linings of “going virtual” during the pandemic, at least for local organizations, was being able to reach a broader digital audience, and, in turn, gathering ideas from experts who might not have been able to visit Baton Rouge otherwise.