Tellurian begins construction at Driftwood LNG site
Tellurian Inc. announced March 28 that it has issued a limited notice to proceed to Bechtel Energy Inc. under an Engineering, Procurement and Construction...
Washington manufacturer to retrofit shuttered Jennings facility
Greenberry Industrial LLC of Vancouver, Wash., plans to convert a shuttered Gulf Island Fabrication site near Jennings, closed in late 2020, into a plant that...
ExxonMobil shuts down part of refinery for planned work
ExxonMobil Corp. shut a gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker on Friday for planned work at its 502,500-barrel-per-day Baton Rouge refinery, Reuters reports.
The firm also plans to shut...
Venture Global secures natural gas deal at Plaquemines LNG
Venture Global LNG has agreed to buy natural gas for its Plaquemines LNG export plant from a unit of Spanish energy company Repsol, Reuters...
Chennault’s $4 million air cargo facility nears completion
Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles is nearing completion of a $4 million facility to service the air cargo sector, reports Air Cargo News.
Construction...
ExxonMobil’s $500M polyolefins plant addition on track for startup this year
ExxonMobil’s $500 million addition to its Scenic Highway polyolefins plant is about 75% complete, with startup expected before the end of the year, officials say.
The project...
Bechtel completes Train 6 at Sabine Pass LNG facility
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Inc., announced last week that it had achieved substantial completion of Train 6 at the...
PSC decision clears way for $740 million renewable energy plant
Plans for a $740 million renewable energy plant south of Plaquemine kicked into high gear last week when the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved...
UL Lafayette builds new Solar Energy Lab
A new 4,500-square-foot Solar Energy Lab is under construction at the UL Lafayette solar testing facility at the University Research Park in Lafayette, reports...
Louisiana leads U.S. construction job losses on heels of oil, gas decline
Reuters reports that Louisiana endured the steepest one-year construction employment decline of any state in the U.S. in 2021 with a 15% contraction. That...
