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Port Fourchon will get 360-degree view of emissions
Port Fourchon, the land base for multiple offshore energy support service companies, is set to become the first port in the world to have...
CF Industries considering $2B investment in Ascension Parish
CF Industries is evaluating a site in Ascension Parish for construction of a proposed $2 billion blue ammonia production facility.
The project would create 103...
Ag commissioner: Deeper Mississippi River will boost Capital Region economy
Deepening the Mississippi River’s navigation channel from 45 to 50 feet from the mouth of the river to Baton Rouge will boost the region’s economy, says Mike Strain, Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry commissioner.
Transition from fossil fuels sparks growing need for geologists
The world's transition away from fossil fuels toward clean energy is increasing demand for certain minerals, rare earth metals and the expertise of a...
Industrial investment expected to continue rising in southwest Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana is embarking on a new chapter as it continues to recover from business disruptions caused by the pandemic and the recent weather...
How will the coastal restoration plan be funded once oil spill money runs dry?
Louisiana’s largest sources of money to pay for coastal restoration and protection work will run dry within the next decade, leaving the state far...
Inflation Reduction Act pushes Louisiana to front of clean energy sector
Some policy experts believe Louisiana is one of the better positioned states to take advantage of clean energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act...
Lumber prices down about 21% from May, though building costs remain high
Local lumber prices have come down about 21% since May, says Karen Zito, president and CEO of the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton...
Statewide coalition seeks $160M for energy transition research, commercialization
A possibly unprecedented coalition of universities, industry leaders, state agencies and regional economic development groups from across Louisiana has come together to pursue $160 million in National Science Foundation grant funding.
Labor shortage stymies federally funded infrastructure projects across US
Construction projects across the U.S. are running short on labor just as $1 trillion in federal infrastructure money starts to kick in, leading companies...
Oil companies see ‘net positive’ in climate bill
Oil and gas executives are finding a lot to like in the Senate climate and energy bill, though they are still opposed to some...
Are carbon capture projects worth their weight in tax exemptions?
Louisiana officials over the past week have been touting state incentives for a $198.5 million carbon capture project at an Ascension Parish chemical plant.
However,...
Cheniere to continue expanding in Louisiana after productive year
Cheniere Energy Inc. is in the early stages to again expand LNG export facilities in Louisiana and Texas following a series of supply
Container vessel fabricator ends contract with Plaquemines Parish port
After almost six years working exclusively with the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District to develop a new intermodal container terminal on the Lower...
CF Industries to invest $185.5M at Ascension Parish plant
CF Industries today announced it plans to invest $198.5 million to construct a CO2 compression and dehydration unit at its Ascension Parish plant
LSU AgCenter expanding bioproducts research through grant
The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Institute for Bioproducts and Bioprocessing a grant of nearly $1 million to upgrade...
BASF announces $19.8M Geismar plant expansion
BASF announced today that it will invest $19.8 million in its Ascension Parish manufacturing complex to increase production of the chemical intermediates HEP and NOP that are part of the global supply chain for inkjets,
Officials: Offshore wind leases won’t hinder fisheries, oil and gas industry
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Shrimp Task Force meeting Wednesday featured an update on federal proposals to develop wind energy leases in...
Louisiana’s biofuels market entry energizes timber industry
Gov. John Bel Edwards and other officials recently announced the construction of a $110 million sawmill by British Columbia-based Teal Jones. The groundbreaking highlighted...
ExxonMobil, Chevron report unprecedented profits
Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other...
