Norco plant to complement Port Arthur renewable diesel facility
Darling and Valero recently announced that their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval to begin construction of a renewable diesel...
Drilling restrictions will hit Gulf harder than other regions, expert says
President Joe Biden’s temporary halt to drilling on federal lands leaves the vast majority of U.S. crude production untouched, though it may be, as...
Edwards hopes to get oil leases, permitting ‘back on track’
The best medicine for the Louisiana economy will be overcoming COVID-19 and its impact on consumer confidence and business activities.
That’s according to Gov. John...
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...
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...
DOE seeks industry input for 2021 SPR sell
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it plans to sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over a multi-month...
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...
U.S. rig count jumps in latest January numbers
The total U.S. oil and gas rig count jumped by 18 to 424 in the week ending Jan. 13, with the Permian Basin seeing...
Tellurian plans to start building this summer
U.S. LNG developer Tellurian expects the company will begin construction this summer on its $16.8 billion Driftwood LNG export plant south of Lake Charles,...
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...
