Why this proposed Louisiana LNG terminal is emblematic of larger factors at play
Venture Global LNG is working to build a $10 billion natural gas export terminal in Cameron Parish that would be the Virginia-based startup’s third...
EPA grants Louisiana primacy in permitting, regulating carbon capture wells
The Environmental Protection Agency is handing Louisiana regulators the power to approve carbon capture projects at a time when the state’s influential energy sector...
Should voters decide fate of proposed carbon storage project under Lake Maurepas?
Livingston Parish President-elect Randy Delatte had a simple recommendation for a state task force gathering input on a controversial proposal to inject carbon dioxide...
BP challenges FERC’s oversight of Venture Global LNG plant
BP PLC has challenged U.S. energy regulators' approvals of a Venture Global LNG liquefied natural gas export facility, arguing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
How much will the state get from its first offshore wind agreements?
Louisiana’s Mineral and Energy Board approved the state’s first wind operating agreements in state offshore waters at its December meeting today, according to an...
New federal rule requires oil and gas industry to monitor for methane leaks
A new federal rule issued last week targets the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions, which experts say are a primary culprit in global...
Louisiana Legislature set to revisit carbon capture debate
A Louisiana legislative task force established to consider the local impacts of carbon capture and sequestration will began meeting on Monday.
Projects that include carbon capture...
Gulf oil and gas lease sale off again, pending a federal hearing
The upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species...
Legislative committee deals blow to I-10 bridge replacement project in Lake Charles
A $2.1 billion plan to replace the aging Interstate 10 bridge in Lake Charles suffered a potentially fatal blow last week when state lawmakers...
Four federal tracts in Gulf designated for wind power development
Four tracts of federal Gulf of Mexico waters of Texas and Louisiana, ranging from nearly 57,000 acres to more than 495,000, have been designated...
