Energy

Number of oil spills in US waters drops significantly 

Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically in the decade spanning 2010-2019,

Bernhard Capital-backed United Utility Services acquires BHI Power Delivery

United Utility Services, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, today announced it has entered...

Cheniere will repair Louisiana LNG plant equipment after failing pollution test 

LNG exporter Cheniere Energy Inc. says it will repair and replace equipment at its...

Attorney General Landry pressing GOP senators to oppose energy permit reforms

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a group of 18 Republican attorneys general...

Baton Rouge ExxonMobil leaders push for share of $15B in low-carbon projects

Leaders of ExxonMobil’s facilities in Baton Rouge, like their colleagues worldwide, are working on road maps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the year. 

Paths for bringing economic diversification to Baton Rouge 

Though the health care and public assistance sector provides the most jobs, the Capital Region’s most important economic drivers arguably are petrochemical manufacturing, industrial construction and government. 
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‘LaPolitics’: Attorney General Landry raises $2M with gator hunt

Most politicos believe a serious candidate for governor will need at least $4 million in cash on hand by qualifying next summer.

Feds raid QuarterNorth Energy’s Lafayette office as part of spill probe

Federal investigators raided a deepwater oil explorer’s Louisiana office last week as part of...

Louisiana voters see politicians as roadblock to renewable energy shift

Despite generally liking renewable energy, the majority of Louisiana voters oppose efforts to shift the state away from oil and gas,

Seeking economic diversification

Though the industrial sector will continue powering the Capital Region economy, there are promising opportunities in the health care and research technology markets.