Energy

ExxonMobil signs carbon capture and storage agreement with Convent plant

ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to capture, transport and store up to 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, or CO2, per year at an in-state carbon capture and storage facility.

Chip Kline resigning from role as CPRA chair 

Chip Kline, state director of coastal activities and chair of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, is resigning from his position, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today. 

Saying the state is overrun with alligators, Louisiana lawmaker calls for action

A Louisiana lawmaker wants to explore expanding the hunting limits and season for alligators, which have exploded in population over the past 50 years.

U.S. oil and gas rigs see largest monthly drop since 2020

Energy services firm Baker Hughes Co. says that the U.S. oil and gas rig...

How will the new SCOTUS ruling on wetlands regulation affect Louisiana?

Patrick Courreges, a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, says DNR doesn’t expect much impact here, adding that state regulators don’t necessarily use the same definitions for wetlands as the EPA.

U.S. Supreme Court limits federal authority over wetlands

The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, expanding the ability of farmers, homebuilders and other developers to dig up or fill wetlands near rivers, lakes and streams. 
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PSC rules for ‘abandoned’ utility poles, stronger grid slow in coming

Well over a year after launching the effort, the Louisiana Public Service Commission has not issued rules regarding strengthening the electricity distribution grid and taking care of abandoned utility poles. 

Solar power investments globally set to overtake spending on oil production this year 

Investments in solar power around the world are on course to overtake spending on...

Shell Norco site manager discusses her toughest challenge 

Tammy Little served several stints at Shell Norco and other facilities before assuming the...

Delta Biofuel moving ahead with $100M sugarcane-based fuel production facility 

Delta Biofuel is officially building a $100 million full-scale renewable fuel production facility in Iberia Parish, after announcing its final investment decision today.