Energy

Gasoline shortage is bad and could get worse before it gets better

If you’ve been out and about today and experienced long lines at the gas pump, get used to it.

Port Fourchon, refineries out for weeks, raising short- and long-term questions

When Hurricane Ida blasted ashore, its 150 mile per hour winds not only laid waste to southeast Louisiana but to the nation’s fossil fuel infrastructure.

Hurricane Ida’s impact exemplifies the fragility of America’s energy infrastructure 

The darkness across Louisiana left behind by Hurricane Ida is the latest sign, according...

Power outages across Capital Region could last ‘up to three weeks’

Nearly 78% of residents in East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension parishes remain without power this afternoon, and officials with Entergy and Cleco—the two major utilities that service the area—say they cannot yet estimate how long it will be before electricity is restored.

Gasoline prices expected to rise after production halt across region 

Hurricane Ida brought gasoline refining and oil production to a halt along much of...

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by...
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Hurricane Ida left the electric grid in shambles 

A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and...

Hurricane’s economic impact uncertain, but hinges on length of refinery shutdowns 

Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping...

The issues at play behind Hurricane Ida’s rapid intensification 

Between Saturday and Sunday, Hurricane Ida went from a 105-mph Category 2 to a...

Utilities, PSC warn customers to prepare for extended outages

Though Hurricane Ida’s exact path is still somewhat uncertain, the Capital Region appears to be in the crosshairs of what will be a major hurricane when it makes landfall late this weekend, and that means the entire area will experience extended power outages.