Energy

Ida forecast to strike Louisiana as a major hurricane

Tropical Storm Ida intensified as it swirled toward a strike on Cuba this morning,...

Oil and gas lease sales to resume following DOI announcement 

The Department of Interior announced late Tuesday plans to resume oil and gas lease...

DOE offering free energy savings assessments for area manufacturers

Small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Louisiana may be eligible to receive a no-cost assessment...

Solar power offers $6 billion opportunity for Louisiana, expert says

Efforts by a task force created Gov. John Bel Edwards to recruit and launch...

What caused outages during the freeze? PSC still doesn’t know

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Dr. Craig Greene says the LPSC is working to prevent a recurrence of the widespread power outages and strife that came with the harsh winter storms that blew through the state in February.  

Formosa project suspended pending new federal environmental review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a new environmental impact review of Formosa Plastics Group’s planned $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish. 
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Oil and gas industry claims climate report doesn’t legally justify pause on leases

If the Biden administration cites the Aug. 9 United Nations climate report as evidence...

Higher gasoline prices forcing Baton Rouge businesses to adjust

Though Louisiana enjoys some of the lowest gas prices in the country—the average price per gallon in the state, at $2.38, is well below the national average—local businesses are feeling the effects and, in some cases, passing it on to their customers.

Louisiana’s two major oil and gas plays offer study in contrasts

Louisiana’s two predominant oil and gas plays, Tuscaloosa Marine Shale and Haynesville Shale, have taken starkly divergent paths over the past decade.

Nucor Steel withdraws expansion plan for St. James Parish plant

Nucor Steel has withdrawn its Title V permit application for a major expansion of...