Environmental

80 million tons of industrial carbon gas stored under a southwest Louisiana ranch? A...

In deep geologic formations beneath a ranch between Lake Charles and the Sabine River, a company called Gulf Coast Sequestration wants to permanently store...

Angele Davis named CEO of G2 Net-Zero LNG

Former Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis has been named CEO of G2 Net-Zero LNG. Davis, who joined G2 as CFO in December 2019, has...

New Louisiana Rigs-to-Reefs project is 50 feet taller than the Empire State Building

The Gulf of Mexico has hit a new milestone: It now boasts the tallest oil and gas platform to become a deepwater reef, and...

New owner of Magnolia LNG asks feds for 5-year extension

Units of Glenfarne Group LLC and Kinder Morgan Inc have asked federal regulators for five more years to complete the Magnolia LNG export plant...

Danos wraps up Golden Meadow reef installation

Danos recently completed a project requiring the installation reef structure into the marsh of Golden Meadow. Planning for the project began in late February,...

Cabot wraps up emission-control project at Franklin carbon black production facility

Cabot Corporation has completed the installation of emission-control equipment at its Louisiana carbon black site, which is designed to reduce emissions by thousands of...

Governor vetoes penalties for protesters

The governor of Louisiana has vetoed a bill that would have upped the penalties imposed on environmental protesters who trespass on energy company property. The...

Some improvements, some challenges since BP oil spill

A decade after the BP oil spill unfolded, marine scientists and experts who study the region say the Gulf has recovered—mostly—and in some ways...

Edwards, four other governors want biofuel requirements waived

John Bel Edwards and four other governors have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to waive U.S. biofuel blending requirements—citing a spike in the cost...

Louisiana snags $155.7 million in GOMESA money

Louisiana on Monday snagged $155.7 million in GOMESA revenue-sharing funds for coastal restoration efforts, derived from offshore energy production. Plaquemines Parish gets the largest disbursement...

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