Contractors indicted for platform leaks off Louisiana coast
Two supervisors with a Houston-based oil company are facing federal charges after U.S. prosecutors said they knowingly allowed oil to leak from their platforms...
Dow settles pollution allegations in Louisiana, Texas
Dow Chemical Co. and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide Corp., will pay millions to settle allegations that they polluted the...
Local oil industry groups protest drilling ban, Keystone cancellation
Reaction to President Biden’s twin executive actions to ban new oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for 60 days and revoke...
Oil giant Total ends American Petroleum Institute membership
The French oil company Total has ended its membership in the American Petroleum Institute, Maritime Executive reports. Total operates one of the world’s largest...
St. Rose facility to produce marine, power fuel
Arq CEO Julian McIntyre announced last week that his company would invest in a new $40 million St. Rose facility that will produce a...
Louisiana industry cuts toxic chemical releases by 5.6 percent
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that Louisiana industrial plants reduced their toxic chemical releases by 5.6 percent in 2019 compared to...
LMOGA emphasizes energy policy in letter to Biden
In a Jan. 14 letter to President-Elect Biden, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA) addressed the challenges and opportunities facing Louisiana’s oil...
Federal judge dismisses challenge against Formosa Plastics while Corps of Engineers reconsiders permit
A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a Chinese conglomerate’s plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex in Louisiana because the Army Corps...
Study finds no elevated cancer risk at Reserve facility
A recent study found no connection between the risk of death from lung or liver cancer and exposure to a chemical produced at a...
Seismic testing for oil, gas deposits will continue in GOM, coastal waters of Louisiana
The Bureau of Energy Management has decided to allow the continued use of seismic testing to search for oil and gas deposits in the...
