Companies get $320M in grants to make EV battery components in Louisiana
Two companies will receive $320 million to manufacture battery components in Louisiana for electric vehicles as part of $2.8 billion in grants included in...
The Innovators: Companies along the 10/12 corridor leaping into innovation
The industrial market is changing, and some Louisianans are finding opportunities in that change. Economic volatility, environmental mandates, geopolitics and a variety of other...
Natural gas investors leaving Marcellus for Haynesville
Capital from private investors and banks is leaving the Marcellus/Utica region and is instead heading to the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana and East Texas,...
Coast Guard allows U.S. offshore vessels to aid in disaster recovery
A new policy letter from the U.S. Coast Guard provides a transparent pathway for U.S. vessels operating in the offshore energy sector to participate...
DEQ fines Drax record $3.2 million for pollution at N. Louisiana wood pellet mills
The company that runs Britain’s biggest power station has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle air pollution claims against two of its wood...
Edwards, state leaders discuss LNG, energy transition in London
Gov. John Bel Edwards, along with state officials and business leaders, discussed Louisiana's energy transition during last week's London economic mission, the governor's office...
Number of oil spills in U.S. waters drops significantly
Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically in the decade spanning 2010-2019, compared to the previous decade,...
ExxonMobil pushing against Gulf Coast fuel export restrictions
ExxonMobil is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden administration in August, arguing that restricting shipments would further squeeze...
Entergy, Diamond Offshore Wind to evaluate Gulf’s potential
Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans and Diamond Offshore Wind announced last week that they're jointly evaluating the potential development of wind power generation in...
Group urges EPA to deny permit for $740M hydrogen-fueled Iberville plant
The Sierra Club is urging the federal government to deny an air permit for Magnolia Power’s proposed plant in Iberville Parish.
The plant, reportedly representing a $740...