The winding path of CEO Paul Danos
Paul Danos took a bit of a winding path to his role as CEO of Danos in Gray, Louisiana. That’s because his father and...
Louisiana Energy Conference set for May 30-June 1 in New Orleans
The 2023 Louisiana Energy Conference will be held in-person May 30-June 1 at The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans, according to an announcement by event...
EPA head proposes new pollution cuts at chemical plants during Louisiana visit
EPA Administrator Michael Regan returned to Louisiana last week, announcing proposed new rules aimed at reducing pollution at more than 200 facilities nationwide as...
How soon could ExxonMobil’s low-carbon business overtake oil and gas revenues?
ExxonMobil’s low-carbon business has the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and outperform the company’s traditional oil and gas side...
LSU report touts potential of planned carbon capture hub in Calcasieu Parish
A planned carbon capture and sequestration hub in Calcasieu Parish could abate some $11 billion in environmental damages over its lifetime, according to a new...
Placid Refining moving headquarters from Dallas to Baton Rouge
Placid Refining will move its headquarters from Dallas to Baton Rouge and modernize its existing local facility in Port Allen, investing $66 million in...
CF Industries to pay $1.7 billion for IPL’s Waggaman plant
CF Industries Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Incitec Pivot Limited for IPL’s ammonia production complex in...
U.S. sues chemical company over cancer risk to Louisiana community
Federal officials sued a chemical maker last week, alleging that its plant presents an unacceptable cancer risk to a nearby majority-black south Louisiana community...
‘Forever chemicals’ detected at five Louisiana sites along the Mississippi River
Some of the “forever chemicals” that scientists have linked to various health risks were found at five different locations of the Mississippi River in...
Long-awaited Baton Rouge ExxonMobil plastics plant expansion goes online
State and city-parish officials and ExxonMobil leadership celebrated the startup of the company’s long-awaited polypropylene growth project at its north Baton Rouge plant last...
