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Congressman Garret Graves talks GOMESA, help for oil and gas industry in virtual visit...

Bayou Industrial Group is hosting a virtual visit with Congressman Garret Graves at 1:30 p.m. today. Rep. Graves will update guests on on federal COVID-19...

LOGA, LMOGA seeking federal relief for Louisiana oil and gas industry

Louisiana oil and gas leaders are asking for federal help to get through the worst downturn the state’s industry has seen since the 1980s, The...

Talks stall between Lafayette’s LNGE and Ukraine; company also courting Turkey

Talks between Louisiana Natural Gas Exports Inc. and Ukraine's Naftogaz have stalled over a pricing formula for a long-term contract, German publisher DW reports. At...

Louisiana gets $135M to elevate LA 1

Louisiana is getting $135 million in federal funding to elevate a portion of LA 1 that often floods. The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved...

Kennedy wants to eliminate GOMESA cap on revenues

Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy has introduced the Offshore Cap Parity Act to eliminate the limit on the amount of revenue Gulf states can receive...

Governor vetoes penalties for protesters

The governor of Louisiana has vetoed a bill that would have upped the penalties imposed on environmental protesters who trespass on energy company property. The...

Lake Charles executive and fellow Citgo 6 remain imprisoned through pandemic

A Lake Charles man and five other oil executives known as the Citgo 6 remain captives in Venezuela two and half years since they...

Oil producers express ‘lack of satisfaction’ with federal royalty relief efforts

The Washington Post reports that offshore oil producers in Louisiana and other states—and their allies in Congress—are asking the Trump administration to ease up...

Gulf Island Fabrication under fire over PPP loan

Congressional Democrats want a publicly traded offshore oil service company to return a $10 million federal small business loan that helped boost profits and...

Cornavirus, oil glut could cost Louisiana government up to $1.1 billion

The coronavirus battle and the world oil glut could cost cities, parishes and school boards in Louisiana anywhere from $404 million to $1.1 billion...

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