Insight: Environmental considerations in project development
Environmental considerations can determine the success or failure of a commercial or industrial project. They should be carefully evaluated at the earliest planning stages...
Louisiana’s ‘Rigs to Reefs’ program is a win-win for industry the Gulf
While in its essence an environmental solution, the practice of converting offshore platforms into artificial reefs is usually a matter of financial common sense....
The Big Picture: A hub in the swamp
ON THE WATERFRONT
The Port of Iberia is a 2,000-acre industrial and manufacturing site south of Lafayette that is home to over 100 companies and...
Seventy-year-old Danos is an institution in the oilfield services industry
It’s about 1960 or so, and Hank Danos—not even 13 years old—is piloting an oil rig crew boat for his father’s service company down...
Novel carbon capture project in Lake Charles takes a major step forward
Louisiana has moved closer to becoming the site of what will be the world’s largest manufacturing carbon capture facility.
The U.S. Energy Department in December...
Insiders identify critical issues for Louisiana industry
To identify and discuss issues they feel will be most impactful, a four-member panel convened last fall at L’Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge during...
Expansion of Louisiana LNG continues
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Venture Global LNG executives announced in December the company will invest $8.5 billion to develop a natural gas liquefaction...
Amid intense capital expansion, industry braces for a surge of another kind in 2017—turnarounds
An expected surge in planned maintenance turnarounds across south Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in 2017 could have a minimal impact on manpower needs—or...
New marine applications and rising Chinese demand fuel hopes of a methanol boom
Despite lower oil and gas prices, some methanol producers feel they are on the cusp of a boom, encouraged by the advent of new marine...
Indorama gets permits, edges closer to refurbishing Carlyss facility
This summer, a Thailand-based industrial owner took a critical step toward breaking ground at the dormant Occidental Chemical Corp. ethane cracker site in Carlyss,...
