Energy

LSU board puts off energy deal vote amid controversy

mid The LSU Board of Supervisors has opted not to call a special board meeting that had been tentatively planned for Tuesday to consider moving forward on a lucrative, long-term contract to modernize the energy system on the main Baton Rouge campus.

Shell laying off nearly 700 workers at Convent refinery

Royal Dutch Shell has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, with...

Bernhard seeks to disqualify Enwave on LSU energy deal

Controversy over a long-term, lucrative deal to modernize the aging energy system on the LSU main campus is intensifying, now that the university’s technical staff and consulting firm, KPMG, have recommended the board award the contract to Enwave Energy over Louisiana Energy Partners, a venture owned in part by businessman Jim Bernhard’s portfolio company Bernhard Energy.

The region’s top industry news from 2020

A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in...

LSU staff, consultants recommend Enwave over Bernhard company for energy deal

A technical committee two proposals for a long-term deal to provide energy services to the LSU main campus is recommending the university enter into contract talks with Toronto-based Enwave Energy over Louisiana Energy Partners, a joint venture with ties to politically connected businessman Jim Bernhard.

News alert: ExxonMobil proposing $240M upgrade to Baton Rouge refinery 

ExxonMobil is proposing a more than $240 million investment at its north Baton Rouge refinery that will include upgrades and installation of new technology and equipment designed to make the facility more competitive and efficient.
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Louisiana’s oil and gas industry braces for Biden administration

Louisiana’s oil and gas industry is bracing for the incoming Biden administration, with leaders...

Petroleum Service Corporation acquires assets from Fryoux Tankerman Service

Petroleum Service Corporation, the Baton Rouge-based portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired...

Louisiana’s Gordon Technologies acquires Lodestar International 

Gordon Technologies, which produces technology for the oil and gas industry, has acquired Lodestar...

ExxonMobil plans lower greenhouse gas emissions over next five years 

ExxonMobil said this morning it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the...