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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...
Magnolia Power purchases Iberville property for power plant
Magnolia Power LLC has purchased property for its planned renewable power plant from private sellers for $2.12 million, according to records filed with the Iberville Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.
LMOGA ‘encouraged’ by Senate Democrats’ energy security, climate package
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer struck an agreement Wednesday
Harvest Midstream purchases network of Louisiana pipelines, terminals
Harvest Midstream has announced its purchase of the remaining interest in Arrowhead Gulf Coast Holdings LLC, a critical network of pipelines and terminals serving...
LSU researchers seek to reduce emissions associated with natural gas use
LSU chemical engineering faculty are researching ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when natural gas is used for energy and chemical production, according to...
Denbury adds carbon sequestration site in Louisiana
Denbury Inc. announced July 21 that it had signed a definitive agreement with a landowner near Donaldsonville to lease approximately 18,000 acres for future...
Wind farms planned off Louisiana, Texas could power 3 million homes
The Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind farms will be developed off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, the Biden administration announced last week
Contractors still feeling effects of high prices for materials
Impacts from rising construction material prices still are being felt despite recent signs of stabilization, according to Engineering News-Record.
Legislation in Congress could boost Louisiana oil and gas revenues
Louisiana lawmakers are backing legislation in Congress to increase the state's share of oil and gas revenues from the Gulf of Mexico and create similar revenues from wind energy operations.
Bernhard Capital launching environmental services platform following KC Harvey acquisition
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners Management LP today announced the launch of a dedicated environmental services platform following its acquisition of KC Harvey Environmental LLC.
Bercen planning $17.5M expansion of its Denham Springs plant
Bercen, a division of specialty ingredients manufacturer Vertellus, today announced a $17.5 million expansion at its Denham Springs facility that will allow the company...
Iberia Parish aircraft painting facility expanding services with $2.5M addition
Aviation Exteriors Louisiana, which specializes in painting commercial aircrafts, today announced it is expanding its business to include aircraft maintenance and conversion services at its facility in Iberia Parish.
How to manage the ‘data tsunami’
Technology is making great strides in enhancing the ability of maintenance workers to do their jobs more efficiently and safely, primarily through the manipulation of data.
BASF moving forward with $780M expansion in Geismar
BASF is moving forward with a $780 million expansion at its Verbund site in Geismar, the company announced today.
