Offshore wind leases won’t hinder fisheries, oil and gas industry
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries’ Shrimp Task Force meeting last week featured an update on federal proposals to develop wind energy leases...
LSU researchers seek to reduce emissions associated with natural gas use
LSU chemical engineering faculty are researching ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when natural gas is used for energy and chemical production, according to...
ExxonMobil, Chevron report unprecedented profits
Last week, ExxonMobil booked an unprecedented $17.85 billion profit for the second quarter and Chevron made a record $11.62 billion, reports the Associated Press. ...
ULL launches nation’s only smart oilfield concentration
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has launched a concentration for petroleum engineering majors preparing for jobs in an oil and gas industry that...
Louisiana ranks 10th in number of orphan oil, gas wells
There are roughly 4,600 orphaned oil and natural gas wells across Louisiana, reports PBS News Hour. Wells are considered “orphaned” when they’re forgotten or...
‘LaPolitics’: Three questions for LMOGA President Tommy Faucheux
Jeremy Alford, publisher of LaPolitics Weekly, a newsletter on Louisiana politics, sat down with Tommy Faucheux, president of Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association,...
Cheniere Energy asks feds to drop pollution rule
Cheniere Energy Inc. has asked the Biden administration to exempt it from limits on emissions, arguing they would force the top U.S. exporter of...
Shell expands Gulf drilling despite mixed signals on future leases
Uncertainty about the future of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Biden administration has drillers on edge, but Shell,...
Five things to know about the Biden administration’s oil and gas lease plan
Just before the July Fourth holiday, the federal agency that manages offshore energy development proposed a five-year plan for as many as 11 and...
BLM conducts first onshore lease sale under Biden administration
Energy companies bid more than $22 million to secure drilling rights on about 110 square miles of public lands in the Western U.S. last...
