While Texas balks, Louisiana pursues clean energy projects
Speaking to a room full of carbon storage developers in Houston earlier this month, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards couldn’t help but compare the...
Louisiana’s natural gas and oil resources valued at more than $54B
The oil and natural gas industry in Louisiana supported more than 346,000 jobs in multiple sectors and contributed more than $54 billion to the...
LNG lobbyists ghost wrote Louisiana officials’ letters supporting gas storage project
In an effort to gain federal approval for a natural gas storage project in south Louisiana, Sempra LNG lobbyists crafted letters for Louisiana elected...
Oil production in the Gulf is cleaner than elsewhere, report shows
Oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is cleaner than in other parts of the world, producing up to 46% less greenhouse gas emissions...
U.S. will replenish Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Texas, Louisiana this summer
The U.S. government may begin replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as early as in June, Reuters reports.
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm...
Turnaround boosts Citgo’s Lake Charles production
A turnaround completed at Citgo Petroleum's Lake Charles refinery has upped nameplate crude oil processing capacity at the complex by 38,000 barrels per day...
Sempra considers delaying Cameron LNG Phase 2 due to ‘cost headwinds’
Sempra Infrastructure could delay a final investment decision to expand the Cameron LNG facility in Louisiana to avoid further impacts from a mounting labor...
Parishes could see larger oil and gas revenues if voters approve
Lawmakers advanced two proposed constitutional amendments last week that would give parish governments a larger share of oil and gas tax revenues if Louisiana...
Louisiana petrochemical industry launches sustainability effort
The Louisiana petrochemical industry is launching the creation of a new “sustainability council,” reports Louisiana Illuminator.
The Louisiana energy and chemical companies along with the...
ExxonMobil still ramping up production after higher Q1 profits
ExxonMobil more than doubled its profit during the first quarter, producing more oil to overcome energy prices that have declined during a period of economic...
