Taylor Oil, feds settle lawsuit over leaking wells
A New Orleans-based oil company has agreed to turn over a $432 million cleanup trust fund and pay an additional $43 million to settle...
Louisiana climate task force members say they won’t meet ‘net zero’ goal
Some members of the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Task Force warned Dec. 16 that their latest draft recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would not...
Baton Rouge ranked last among major metros for clean energy
Baton Rouge ranks last among the nation’s 100 major cities and metropolitan areas for efforts to promote clean energy and mitigate climate change, according...
Haynesville Shale, LNG players work both offense and defense during energy transition
Natural gas remains in the energy transition spotlight as more producers have recently announced environmental certification of their products, even as the industry pushes...
South Louisiana green hydrogen project clears first hurdle for federal grant
A South Louisiana energy project had been named one of 60 finalists in the running to receive millions in federal grant money from President...
Landry argues for injunction against ‘social cost’ carbon plan
Attorney General Jeff Landry is asking a federal court in Lafayette to halt a Biden administration plan to apply climate change “social cost” damages...
Louisiana among states warning banks against targeting energy companies
Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder cosigned a letter with 15 other state treasurers and chief financial officers warning large banks to back off an “ongoing...
Venture Global announces $10 billion investment in Cameron LNG facility
Venture Global LNG CEO Mike Sabel announced Dec. 2 that his company would invest more than $10 billion in a new liquefied natural gas...
BSEE conducts unannounced spill response exercise in Gulf of Mexico
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) preparedness analysts and engineers conducted a virtual Government Initiated Unannounced Exercise (GIUE) in the Gulf of...
ExxonMobil boosts spending on emission reduction projects by $12B
ExxonMobil says it is boosting its spending on greenhouse gas emission reduction projects to $15 billion over the next six years, up from its...
