Sasol pushes for renewable power in Lake Charles
Sasol, the South African chemical giant that has a complex in Lake Charles, plans by 2030 to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across its...
Feds schedule Gulf offshore oil lease sale for November
President Joe Biden’s administration says it has followed a court order to schedule an offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of...
Louisiana CCUS operators to face property rights hurdles
The current administration’s focus on climate change has prompted a renewed interest in carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS). In July, the White House...
ExxonMobil presses on after other oil giants drop green algae as biofuel
Some scientists regard ExxonMobil Corp.’s long-running quest to turn algae into a transportation fuel as little more than a PR stunt. ExxonMobil says they...
LSU lands grant to research carbon conversion technology
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced in a press release last week that the National Science Foundation is awarding LSU a nearly $4 million...
Sustainable ‘shore power’ to service tugboats in Lake Charles
The Port of Lake Charles has entered into an agreement with Crowley and Entergy Louisiana to provide "shore power" to Crowley tugboats while they...
Louisiana’s ports ask for federal help with infrastructure
Several south Louisiana ports partnered to request federal assistance as a result of the impacts of Hurricane Ida on their infrastructure, waterways and communities,...
Solar power offers $6 billion opportunity for Louisiana, researchers say
Efforts by a task force created Gov. John Bel Edwards to recruit and launch carbon capture projects in Louisiana—as a way to reduce the...
No-cost assessment identifies energy savings for small, medium manufacturers
Small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Louisiana may be eligible to receive a no-cost assessment provided by DOE Industrial Assessment Centers.
The U.S. Department of Energy...
Climate report can’t defend leasing pause, industry warns
If the Biden administration cites the Aug. 9 United Nations climate report as evidence to support keeping federal oil and gas leasing on pause,...
