Formosa blames pandemic for major construction delay in St. James
FG LA LLC, a member of the Formosa Plastics Group, announced last week that it will delay major construction activities at its Sunshine petrochemicals...
A new reality: South Louisiana industry undergoes a paradigm shift in the wake of...
There was really no way to plan for this. The COVID-19 pandemic knocked Louisiana’s industrial community back on its heels and sent it scrambling...
Digitization: It’s no longer optional
Digitization in the industrial space has quickly gone from a want to a need.
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended industrial operations in a fundamental way...
Louisiana sheds 10,200 oilfield jobs so far in 2020
Louisiana is among five states hit hardest oilfield job cuts—shedding 10,200 jobs thus far in 2020, a federal labor report released Monday concludes.
While the...
South Louisiana industrial services firm sells social distancing device
While the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the local and national economies, some businesses are finding new markets and opportunities during the crisis.
Take...
Implementing OSHA guidelines for oil, gas employees could protect against liability
Implementing newly minted COVID-19 safety protocols from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration could provide legal cover for Louisiana oil and gas companies in...
Coronavirus continues to weaken LNG exports
U.S. liquefied natural gas capacity continues to rise, but utilization of the plants has collapsed from 85% to 90% in 2019 to just 32%...
Oil producers express ‘lack of satisfaction’ with federal royalty relief efforts
The Washington Post reports that offshore oil producers in Louisiana and other states—and their allies in Congress—are asking the Trump administration to ease up...
How Louisiana industry is prepping for the ‘new normal’
Petrochemical leaders are finding they have a lot in common with other market sectors as they sit on the various COVID-19 task forces overseen...
Gulf Island Fabrication under fire over PPP loan
Congressional Democrats want a publicly traded offshore oil service company to return a $10 million federal small business loan that helped boost profits and...
