Biden administration wants to re-start shuttered refineries
The Biden administration is reaching out to the oil industry to inquire about restarting shuttered refineries, as the White House scrambles to address record...
Mississippi River bridge options narrowed to three Iberville Parish sites
Officials last week presented three location options for a new Mississippi River bridge crossing in the Capital Region.
The three sites are all in Iberville Parish...
Sempra signs LNG carbon sequestration agreement for Hackberry site
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, announced Monday that it has signed a participation agreement with TotalEnergies, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. for...
Louisiana enacts orphan oil well law to get $200M in federal money
Legislation that positions Louisiana to receive an estimated $200 million in federal grants to fix orphan oil wells becomes law today as one of...
Is there a path for compromise on local ITEP input?
During this year’s session of the Louisiana Legislature, the business lobby easily fought off local officials’ attempt to enshrine local control of local property...
Louisiana Senate rejects permanent local say for industrial tax breaks
The Louisiana Senate rejected Senate Bill 151 last week, which would have allowed voters statewide to decide whether sheriffs, school boards and parish councils would...
ExxonMobil sees carbon capture market at $4 trillion by 2050
ExxonMobiil estimates there will be a $4 trillion market by 2050 for capturing carbon dioxide and storing it underground, the company said in a...
Vito, Shell’s new offshore platform, will make money at almost any oil price
Nicknamed Vito, Shell's new multibillion-dollar offshore oil platform is set to launch off the coast of Louisiana in June. Its costs have been cut...
New Fortress Energy seeks permits for offshore LNG terminal
New Fortress Energy Inc. announced last week that it has filed applications with the U.S. Maritime Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Department...
Edison Chouest builds first wind farm service vessel in Cut Off
Ørsted and Eversource along with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have announced the building of the first Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel (SOV) in the U.S. has...
