Energy

Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion, but even with that pricetag, it’s not the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month.

The LSU Board of Supervisors gets an update today on a controversial 30-year partnership meant to modernize the university’s utility system. 

Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher.

Environmental Systems Group, a comprehensive environmental services solutions platform established by Baton Rouge’s Bernhard Capital Partners, is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of ELOS Environmental, an environmental consulting firm. 

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems.

The EPA has awarded the Southern University Ag Center an $800,000 pollution prevention grant to reduce water pollution from industrial facilities.  

Dr. Craig Greene, who represents much of the Capital Region on the Louisiana Public Service Commission, wants participants in the energy space to have “skin in the game.” 

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a $500 million program to establish energy hubs for communities during times of natural disasters. 

Entergy Louisiana wants to again raise prices on its customers, and state utility regulators are expected to discuss the proposed rate hike today. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Baton Rouge-based environmental solutions firm Aptim...