Shell shedding eight refineries by 2025; fate of Convent facility unknown
As part of its plans to reduce its refinery portfolio over the next five years, Shell will retain its facility in Norco, but the...
Is carbon storage the Gulf Coast’s next big thing?
Plans are underway for nearly a dozen commercial-scale carbon repositories along the Gulf Coast, the Houston Chronicle reports.
If completed, the facilities would begin putting...
Whether ExxonMobil layoffs will include Baton Rouge employees still unclear
While ExxonMobil Corp. announced yesterday it would shed as much as 15% of its global workforce over the next year, it’s not clear whether the company’s...
API’s Sommers lauds Louisiana’s resilience during Southern Energy Conference
Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, says Louisiana is probably the toughest state in the nation. “You’ve made it through...
First tanker since Hurricane Delta arrives at Cameron LNG
The first liquefied natural gas tanker since Hurricane Delta arrived last Tuesday at Cameron LNG's export plant in Hackberry, according to Reuters.
The U.S. Coast...
Gulf Island to expand Houma shipyard, add jobs
Gulf Island Fabrication's Houma shipyard will begin accepting applications later this month for jobs created by an expansion of its Shipyard Division, Houma Today...
Harvey Gulf orders LNG-powered vessel retrofits
Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf plans to retrofit four of its LNG-fueled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) with Wärtsilä's advanced Energy Storage System (ESS). The company placed...
Kinder Morgan gets thumbs up for Acadiana pipeline project
Kinder Morgan Inc. has received FERC approval to begin construction of the company's proposed Acadiana natural gas pipeline project in Louisiana, Reuters reports.
The $143 million...
Proposed ban on federal offshore oil leases spurs attacks from LMOGA, Garret Graves
Louisiana’s oil and gas industry and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves are criticizing a new proposal introduced by House Democrats this week that would end...
LNG limbo: New projects slam the brakes as long-term contracts vanish
Any new LNG investment in Louisiana will likely remain in limbo until at least 2022, as the uncertainty of COVID-19 and availability of competitively...
