Energy

Panel: State’s job market would suffer from rapid shift to renewables

Replacing high-paying oil jobs with clean energy jobs is much easier said than done, a three-person panel of Louisiana professionals with Gulf Coast operations agreed during a virtual discussion Thursday evening of the state of the oil and gas industry.

Energy companies rebounding after disastrous 2020

Energy companies spent the first quarter of 2021 recharging from a draining year. Wall...

Jeff Landry leads 13-state lawsuit to overturn oil and gas lease ban

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a 13-state lawsuit against the Biden administration...

Dismukes challenges report calling Formosa project ‘financially unviable’

A Baton Rouge-based energy expert refutes several of the points made in a report released Tuesday by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, which called The Formosa Plastics Group’s proposed petrochemical complex in St. James Parish “financially unviable” and urged its cancellation.

Gasoline prices surging in ahead of summer driving

The prospect of summer drivers crowding U.S. highways is powering steep gains in the...

Local impact of proposed Kansas City Southern acquisition not yet known

Baton Rouge-area industry leaders are determining how they may be affected by Canadian Pacific Railway’s plans to acquire Kansas City Southern in a $25 billion deal that would create the first freight-rail network linking Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
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Turner Industries selects Port of Iberia for new fabrication site

Gov. John Bel Edwards, Port of Iberia Executive Director Craig Romero and Turner Industries...

Extreme Texas weather, port backlogs further disrupt supply chain

Supply chain woes mounted worldwide for makers of everything from cars and clothing to...

Bill could make Louisiana a hub for carbon capture and sequestration

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the nation’s first comprehensive carbon dioxide infrastructure package, which could make Louisiana a national hub for carbon capture and sequestration.

Drivers are burning more gas, and the trend is likely to continue

After a year of getting pummeled by the coronavirus, U.S. oil demand is bouncing...