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The argument for wind energy in Louisiana is changing

Wind energy supporters are starting to change their strategy as they market the industry to Louisiana lawmakers, Louisiana Illuminator reports. Proponents focused on marketing the economic value...

Noah Hoggatt is the latest in a string of departures at LDEQ

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s top lawyer resigned last week, marking the latest string of executive departures under Secretary Aurelia Giacometto. Noah Hoggatt, who...

U.S. judge declines to block Biden-era oil well decommissioning rule

A federal judge in Louisiana has rejected a bid by three Republican-led states to block a rule adopted during Democratic President Joe Biden's administration...

Takeaways from an oil and gas executives’ annual energy summit

Oil and gas executives kicked off an annual energy summit last week by cheering a President Donald Trump-led reset they say is overdue after...

The US gives Chevron one month to halt operations in Venezuela

The U.S. Treasury followed through on President Donald Trump’s pledge to stop Chevron from pumping and selling Venezuelan crude, delivering a major blow to...

The US energy chief wants $20 billion to refill the nation’s oil reserves

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to seek up to $20 billion to accomplish President Donald Trump’s goal of refilling the nation’s depleted oil...

Federal interior and energy chiefs tout LNG export expansion at Venture Global site

The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S. energy policy that doubles down...

War on wind begins: Developers scrap plans and write down billions

Developers are delaying some wind projects and writing down the value of investments, while other plans are hanging in limbo after President Donald Trump’s...

Could federal funding freezes derail the BR-to-NOLA passenger rail project?

Recent federal funding freezes put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration have cast a pall of uncertainty over transportation projects across the country....

API’s Dustin Meyer: The opportunity in Louisiana is ‘enormous’

Louisiana is poised to play an increasingly critical role in the nation’s energy sector following recent actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. That’s according...

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