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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.
ExxonMobil plans lower greenhouse gas emissions over next five years
ExxonMobil said this morning it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years to support the goals of the Paris...
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. considering potential $1B complex in Geismar
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is studying the feasibility of building a methyl methacrylate manufacturing complex in Geismar.
Tellurian dumps plan for natural gas pipeline from west Texas to Louisiana for now
Tellurian Inc is withdrawing its application to build the Permian Global Access natural gas pipeline in Texas and Louisiana.
A filing with the U.S. Federal...
Nation’s largest oil storage hub filling up once again
Oil tanks in America’s most important crude storage hub are filling to the brim once again, quickly approaching the critical levels reached in May...
Sasol completes Lake Charles Chemical Complex
Sasol’s $12.8 billion Lake Charles Chemicals Complex is now complete, becoming fully operational over the weekend.
The LDPE unit is the seventh and final unit...
BC&I defers Marathon Oil request for ITEP abatement
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry today put off a vote on a controversial request by Marathon Oil for a property tax abatement...
ITEP requests under fire at BC&I meeting
An estimated three dozen activists gathered this morning in protest outside the building where the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry is scheduled to consider requests for some $1.8 billion in corporate tax incentives at its monthly meeting.
Ironman: LSU engineers designing wearable exoskeleton for construction industry
LSU construction management and engineering professors are collaborating with Rutgers University to create wearable, robotic technologies to improve worker safety at construction sites.
Department of...
Women and minorities in Louisiana industry making inclusion quest gains
There’s a big difference between diversity and inclusion. While diversity goals are undoubtedly important, they mean little if there are inherent obstacles in the...
Massive $1.2B renewable diesel facility planned for Port of Greater Baton Rouge
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is poised to approve at a special meeting tonight an agreement that will pave the way for the...
Flying below radar
For nearly 50 years, Arkel International has quietly been growing its global footprint in the infrastructure services sector.
Shell closing Convent refinery
The Shell Refinery in Convent will begin shutting down later this month after failed attempts to sell the complex, the company confirmed today.
The plant,...
Controversial Genesis Energy ITEP request, Praxair’s appeal land on BC&I agenda
Though today’s Louisiana Board of Commerce & Industry meeting has been postponed due to Hurricane Zeta, industrial tax exemption requests from Genesis Energy and an appeal from Praxair remain sources of controversy.
Trying to turn the tide on saltwater intrusion into Baton Rouge aquifer
Finding the money to address saltwater intrusion into the Southern Hills Aquifer is proving to be a challenge for the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission.
West Louisiana LNG sites report minimal impact from Hurricane Laura
Two operational LNG facilities and one under construction in Calcasieu Parish have reported minimal damage from Hurricane Laura.
In an announcement Monday, Sempra LNG said...
