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Together Baton Rouge yet to take stance on ExxonMobil’s ITEP request
Together Baton Rouge has yet to take a position on ExxonMobil’s recently requested property tax abatement for its north Baton Rouge refinery modernization project,...
Audit questions state’s air quality enforcement
Though Louisiana’s air quality has improved in recent years, state regulators should be doing more to ensure companies are complying with air quality rules,...
ExxonMobil files ITEP request for north Baton Rouge refinery modernization
ExxonMobil is requesting a roughly $2.7 million property tax break over the first year of a project to modernize and upgrade its aging north...
LOGA responds to Biden’s executive orders on drilling, Keystone
The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association today released a statement in response to executive orders taken by President Joe Biden this week to suspend...
Dow, subsidiaries will pay $294M to settle pollution allegations in Louisiana, Texas
Dow Chemical Co. and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide Corp., will pay millions to settle allegations that they polluted the...
US rig count jumps in latest January numbers
The total U.S. oil and gas rig count jumped to 424, an increase of 18, for the week ending Jan. 13, with the Permian...
Report: Baton Rouge among worst U.S. cities for ‘clean energy’ efforts
Baton Rouge ranks 97th out of 100 U.S. cities measured for their “clean energy” efforts, according to the 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard.
The scorecard,...
Trade Construction acquires Fabex Inc.
Trade Construction, a Baton Rouge-based full-service industrial contractor specializing in pipe manufacturing, today announced it has acquired Fabex Inc., an area manufacturer of ASME...
2020 proved how crucial oil and gas industry is to US
From providing the building blocks for PPE manufacturing to powering hospitals, the American oil and gas industry proved last year it is not only an essential industry but that it’s also critical to pandemic recovery efforts moving forward.
Quebec company acquires Baton Rouge’s Drillco
Baton Rouge’s Drillco is one of two companies acquired by a Montreal, Quebec-based company on a quest to become a global leader for productivity...
Grön Fuels project named nation’s No. 2 deal by ‘Business Facilities’
Grön Fuels’ proposed renewable fuels complex in West Baton Rouge Parish has been named the nation’s No. 2 project in Business Facilities magazine’s 2020...
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds acquires Hydroprocessing Associates
Gonzales-based industrial services company Specialty Welding and Turnarounds LLC has bought a Mississippi petrochemical maintenance business with international offices.
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds acquired Hydroprocessing...
Surging demand in Asia drives interest in Louisiana LNG supply contracts
Surging LNG demand in Asia is driving a renewed interest in long-term supply contracts, which could be good news for pending projects in south...
Shell laying off nearly 700 workers at Convent refinery
Royal Dutch Shell has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, with state officials regarding a planned layoff of nearly 700 workers...
Port NOLA eyes property for $1.5B container terminal
The Port of New Orleans could soon begin the due diligence process for a potential $1.5 billion multimodal container terminal to serve the largest...
The region’s top industry news from 2020
A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in south Louisiana’s industrial sector escaped the fallout from the COVID-19...
News alert: ExxonMobil proposing $240M upgrade to Baton Rouge refinery
ExxonMobil is proposing a more than $240 million investment at its north Baton Rouge refinery that will include upgrades and installation of new technology and equipment designed to make the facility more competitive and efficient.
Petroleum Service Corporation acquires assets from Fryoux Tankerman Service
Petroleum Service Corporation, the Baton Rouge-based portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired certain assets from Fryoux Tankerman Service, a shoreside tankerman company...
Louisiana’s Gordon Technologies acquires Lodestar International
Gordon Technologies, which produces technology for the oil and gas industry, has acquired Lodestar International, a manufacturer of drilling measurement tools.
The deal—announced last week—includes...
Two more years, at least, needed to choose a location for new Mississippi River...
Don’t expect a new Mississippi River bridge in the Baton Rouge area anytime soon. That became clear today when consultants hired by the state for the planning of the project said it will be another two years before the public sees any proposals for the highly-anticipated bridge project.
