Energy

The companies, projects, investments, workforce issues and policy decisions shaping one of the state’s most important economic sectors.

Biden to halt new fossil fuel leasing involving federal lands and waters

President Joe Biden is poised to impose a moratorium on new federal oil and...

ExxonMobil releases economic impact on proposed refinery upgrade

ExxonMobil released new economic impact numbers today from one of the state’s leading economists...

Audit questions state’s air quality enforcement

Though Louisiana’s air quality has improved in recent years, state regulators should be doing...

ExxonMobil files ITEP request for north Baton Rouge refinery modernization

ExxonMobil is requesting a roughly $2.7 million property tax break over the first year...

LOGA responds to Biden’s executive orders on drilling, Keystone

The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association today released a statement in response to executive...

Dow, subsidiaries will pay $294M to settle pollution allegations in Louisiana, Texas

Dow Chemical Co. and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide Corp.,...
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US rig count jumps in latest January numbers

The total U.S. oil and gas rig count jumped to 424, an increase of...

Baum Environmental moving forward with its own tire shredding facility

Though the city-parish deal to purchase a tire shredder with federal grant money fell through last September, the environmental consulting firm that was planning to partner with the parish in operating the equipment is moving forward with plans to open its own tire shredding facility this spring.

Report: Baton Rouge among worst U.S. cities for ‘clean energy’ efforts

Baton Rouge ranks 97th out of 100 U.S. cities measured for their “clean energy”...

Report: SEC investigating ExxonMobil over whistleblower complaint

The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation of ExxonMobil Corp. after an employee...
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