Chevron’s latest acquisition is the second buyout among major producers this month
Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion, but even with that price tag, it’s not the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this...
Manufacturing Institute, BASF celebrate Manufacturing Day at RPCC
The Manufacturing Institute, the nonprofit workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers, hosted the 2023 national Manufacturing Day kickoff celebration...
Baton Rouge-area plant managers expect steady 4Q, growth in 2024
Managers of regional industrial sites expect production, spending and hiring to remain fairly steady through the end of this year, a Greater Baton Rouge...
Will Formosa move its planned $9.4B project to the Capital Region?
As far as the company has stated publicly, Formosa still intends to build a $9.4 billion industrial complex in St. James Parish, despite opposition from environmental and community groups.
But economist...
CDI Engineering Solutions opens larger office in Lake Charles
CDI Engineering Solutions, an engineering, procurement and construction management firm serving the energy and chemicals industries, has announced the grand opening of a larger...
Regina Davis has a plan to ‘unlock innovation’ at ExxonMobil
Since Regina Davis was named refinery manager of the ExxonMobil Product Solutions Complex at the start of September, her priority has been to “unlock...
Shell will move to new offices in New Orleans’ River District
Shell will relocate the headquarters of its Gulf of Mexico operations from its longtime home on Poydras Street to the planned River District neighborhood, a...
ExxonMobil played both sides with regard to climate change, report alleges
ExxonMobil issued its first public statement that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change in 2006. Also, In public forums, the company argued that...
German company wins bid on Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind energy lease
A German energy company won rights Tuesday to the first-ever offshore wind lease in the Gulf of Mexico, bidding $5.6 million for 102,480 acres...
Westlake’s Lotte Chemical, Entergy Louisiana continue partnership through renewable energy
Entergy Louisiana announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lotte Chemical USA Corp. of Westlake with the goal of working collaboratively...
