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Food preservation company proposes $35M chemical plant in Ascension Parish
Louisiana Economic Development today announced that food preservation company 1,4GROUP is considering Ascension Parish for a potential $35 million chemical processing facility.
The proposed plant...
Louisiana’s Dan Brouillette named division president at Sempra
Louisiana native Dan Brouillette, who served as energy secretary under former President Donald Trump, has been hired as president of a new division at...
Tyler Gray stepping down as LMOGA president
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association President Tyler Gray will step down from his role effective Aug. 31, the association announced today.
Gray says in...
Pressure mounts for feds to comply with judge’s order restarting oil and gas leasing
The U.S. Interior Department could be held in contempt of court if it doesn’t soon comply with a Louisiana federal judge’s order to restart...
Louisiana construction industry suffering employment woes
Construction employment in June remained below the levels reached before the pre-pandemic peak in February 2020 in 39 states, including Louisiana, according to an...
Captivating carbon stuggles
Momentum is building for carbon capture, utilization and storage projects in Louisiana, but numerous obstacles and objections remain.
Shale drillers holding back production despite rising oil prices
Shale companies pumped as much as they could whenever oil prices rose sharply over the past decade. But with the price of crude topping...
GNO Inc. banking on Louisiana’s wind power industry
Louisiana is primed for growth in the wind power industry, according to New Orleans economic development organization GNO Inc.
In a new story published by...
LSU engineer researching how to catch oil and gas leaks faster
An LSU engineering professor is working to leverage new fiber optic technology to more quickly detect oil and gas leaks, potentially saving industrial firms...
How Entergy is preparing for the future of electric vehicles
As electric vehicles rise in popularity, Entergy is preparing its Louisiana service areas for the shift away from traditional cars by electrifying its fleets,...
KIK Consumer Products replacing plant that burned after Hurricane Laura
KIK Consumer Products COO Jeff Schmitt today announced that the company’s BioLab division will make a $170 million investment to build a new chlorine...
ExxonMobil to sell rubber business as it continues reducing operations
ExxonMobil is selling its Santoprene global rubber business for $1.15 billion as the oil major continues to streamline its operations in the wake of...
Smart Port navigation of Mississippi River coming to port of Baton Rouge
Smart Port, a crowd-sourced technology dashboard aimed at allowing ships to better navigate the lower Mississippi River, will soon be coming to the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. A major Smart Port center will also be located at the Baton Rouge Water Campus.
Another firm evaluating south Louisiana for renewable fuel facility
Delta Biofuel CEO Philip Keating today announced the company is evaluating Iberia Parish for a possible $70 million renewable fuel plant, adding to the...
Oil prices rising; state rig count holds steady
The number of drilling rigs operating in Louisiana, a leading indicator of oil and gas production, held steady this week at 52 rigs, even...
NOLA-BR passenger service at risk from Canadian National-Kansas City Southern merger backlash
The planned merger between Canadian National Railway Co. and Kansas City Southern is getting backlash from the agriculture industry, which could potentially throw a...
Louisiana could get a second renewable diesel complex
PBF Chalmette Refinery Manager Steven Krynski today announced the company is considering converting an idle refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex, according...
Edwards signs ‘orphan’ oil well tax exemption into law
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday signed into law a program to help fix “orphan” oil wells by offering a tax exemption on oil...
Bill would send coastal states revenue from offshore wind energy
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week introduced a bill that would allow states to get half the revenue generated by wind farms...
Activist investor wins three ExxonMobil board seats by wide margin
Activist investor Engine No. 1, which is aiming to reshape ExxonMobil’s renewable energy strategy, won three seats on ExxonMobil’s board by a wide margin,...
