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GBR Industry Alliance reports ‘minimal damage’ from Hurricane Ida
Most Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance members suffered only “minimal damage” from Hurricane Ida, GBRIA reports today.
Hurricane Ida creating issues for agriculture and ports
The LSU AgCenter is still working to assess the damage to Louisiana agriculture caused by Hurricane Ida, with many fields wrecked by the storm...
U.S. Rep. Graves urges federal government to tap strategic petroleum reserve
Congressman Garret Graves is urging the federal government to use some of its strategic petroleum reserve and to suspend certain regulations on refiners in hopes of relieving fuel shortages in Louisiana and other areas affected by Hurricane Ida.
80% of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production still down
Power and oil-and-gas production are starting to come back after Hurricane Ida, but there's a long way to go, Axios reports.
According to the Interior...
Should Louisiana’s power transmission lines be underground?
While the levee systems improvements made after Hurricane Katrina held up to flooding, electricity experts and regulators who have surveyed some of Hurricane Ida's...
Regulators reject key part of railroad deal tied to BR passenger rail
Canadian National’s $33.6 billion deal to acquire Kansas City Southern railroad is in jeopardy after federal regulators rejected a key part of the plan...
Gasoline shortage is bad and could get worse before it gets better
If you’ve been out and about today and experienced long lines at the gas pump, get used to it.
Port Fourchon, refineries out for weeks, raising short- and long-term questions
When Hurricane Ida blasted ashore, its 150 mile per hour winds not only laid waste to southeast Louisiana but to the nation’s fossil fuel infrastructure.
Gasoline prices expected to rise after production halt across region
Hurricane Ida brought gasoline refining and oil production to a halt along much of the Gulf Coast in a development that will likely cause...
Oil and gas lease sales to resume following DOI announcement
The Department of Interior announced late Tuesday plans to resume oil and gas lease sales after a court ordered a preliminary hold on the...
Global supply chain issues drop imports at Port of Greater Baton Rouge
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge continues to see fewer imported products coming through as a result of disruptions in the supply chain brought on by the delta variant of the coronavirus.
DOE offering free energy savings assessments for area manufacturers
Small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Louisiana may be eligible to receive a no-cost assessment provided by DOE Industrial Assessment Centers.
The U.S. Department of Energy...
Solar power offers $6 billion opportunity for Louisiana, expert says
Efforts by a task force created Gov. John Bel Edwards to recruit and launch carbon capture projects in Louisiana—as a way to reduce the...
Formosa project suspended pending new federal environmental review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a new environmental impact review of Formosa Plastics Group’s planned $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish.
Oil and gas industry claims climate report doesn’t legally justify pause on leases
If the Biden administration cites the Aug. 9 United Nations climate report as evidence to support keeping federal oil and gas leasing on pause,...
Louisiana’s two major oil and gas plays offer study in contrasts
Louisiana’s two predominant oil and gas plays, Tuscaloosa Marine Shale and Haynesville Shale, have taken starkly divergent paths over the past decade.
Nucor Steel withdraws expansion plan for St. James Parish plant
Nucor Steel has withdrawn its Title V permit application for a major expansion of its pelletizer plant in St. James Parish, just one year...
Louisiana oil lobbyists urge domestic focus as White House presses OPEC to boost production
The White House has urged OPEC to increase oil production in response to rising demand, prompting criticism from associations representing Louisiana’s oil-and-gas industry.
A tale of two plays
It’s a study in contrasts for Louisiana’s two major oil and gas plays, with Tuscaloosa Shale interest waning while hopes for Haynesville surge.
ExxonMobil considering net-zero carbon pledge
ExxonMobil Corp is considering a pledge to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, in what would amount to a significant strategic...
