Energy

New ExxonMobil plant manager focused on long-term success at site

Laura Eiklor, the new manager at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge plastics and resin finishing plant,...

Offshore wind energy leasing opens in Gulf of Mexico

Federal regulators announced Thursday the first ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale, opening sites off the coast of Lake Charles and Galveston, Texas, that could potentially power nearly 1.3 million homes. 

Lake Charles seen as possible home for new federal pipeline safety agency

The new LNG Center for Excellence at McNeese State University could become home to...

Department of Energy denies environmentalists’ LNG regulations request 

The U.S. Department of Energy this week denied a request from several environmental advocacy...

Still no details from Dow, LEDQ on explosion downriver in Plaquemine 

Three days after multiple explosions rocked the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine, state officials and the company have remained silent as to the cause and nature of the incident while some neighboring residents report having felt ill over the weekend.  

More than $187M in ITEP applications approved by state board

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved more than $187 million worth of...
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Energy sector gets left behind as Wall Street exits bear market

Falling crude oil prices and lingering worries about the global economy have been sapping power from energy stocks throughout 2023.

Budding U.S. offshore wind industry facing rough seas 

Just as the U.S. is plunging into the deep end of offshore wind energy...

Grand Isle Shipyard consolidating Capital Region offices in a new campus

Galliano-based Grand Isle Shipyard, an oil and gas services company, is planning to consolidate its Capital Region operations with a new campus along Innovation Drive. 

ExxonMobil to become No. 1 owner-operator of CO2 pipelines in U.S. with Denbury purchase

ExxonMobil Corp. announced this morning it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Denbury Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.9 billion.