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...
Oil and gas scholar to discuss carbon capture Oct. 4 at LSU
Owen L. Anderson, a professor and distinguished oil and gas scholar at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, will discuss carbon...
Feds raid QuarterNorth Energy’s Lafayette office in spill probe
Federal investigators raided a deepwater oil explorer’s Louisiana office last week as part of a probe into an offshore spill, a rare escalation for...
BOEM accepts 2021 offshore lease bids
The U.S. government has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago...
Judge throws out air permits for planned $9.4 billion St. James complex
A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company’s planned $9.4 billion plastics complex in St. James Parish, a rare...
Protecting Capital Region’s aquifer could include reducing industrial use by 90%
Efforts to protect the aquifer that provides much of the Capital Region’s drinking water could include working with industry to reduce its groundwater use...
Biden administration denies Cheniere request for rule exemption
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said last week that it had denied a request from Cheniere Energy Inc. to exempt turbines at its...
Tesla eyes lithium hydroxide facility on Gulf Coast
Electric car giant Tesla is evaluating the feasibility of a lithium hydroxide refining facility on the Gulf Coast of Texas, reports CNBC.
Tesla said the plant...
GNO Inc. lands $50 million grant for wind-powered hydrogen energy cluster
Greater New Orleans Inc. and affiliate Greater New Orleans Development Foundation were awarded $50 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better...
Tulane professor sees bright future for natural gas, renewables, but not for oil
While much of the world still runs on oil, Tulane University’s Peter Ricchiuti sees a far brighter future for natural gas and renewables.
Petroleum for the...
