Energy

BC&I revisiting Marathon Oil’s controversial ITEP request

The Louisiana Board of Commerce & Industry on Wednesday will again consider whether to...

Activist shareholder group presses ExxonMobil for net-zero goal

ExxonMobil has already upped its climate plans, just three months into an activist investor’s...

Bernhard group, Enwave poised to share LSU energy contract

The LSU Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting Tuesday, at which it is expected to announce that the two entities competing for a lucrative energy services deal for the main Baton Rouge campus have reached an agreement to share the contract.

School board to consider ExxonMobil ITEP request tonight

ExxonMobil’s request for a property tax break under the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program...

Frustrations in Baton Rouge mount as thousands still without power

An estimated 30,000 residents and businesses in the Capital Region remain without power this afternoon, more than 48 hours after losing electricity during Monday’s ice storm, and patience is starting to wear thin.

Most Baton Rouge hotels at or near capacity due to power outages

As power outages swept through Baton Rouge, many of the city’s hotels have experienced a surge in occupancy.
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Experts warn US power grids will face added demand as severe weather accelerates

The huge winter storms plunged the South into an energy crisis this week, crippling...

Group holds out hope Gulf of Mexico lease sale can still take place

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has rescinded its record of decision for the...

Cold weather helps push price of oil to 13-month high

Frigid temperatures across swaths of the U.S. injected new momentum into the rally in...

Arctic blast driving up energy prices across US

The arctic freeze gripping the central U.S. has triggered rolling blackouts in Texas and...