Frackers hold back production as oil nears $100 a barrel
America’s largest frackers are reporting huge profits but plan to keep oil production in low gear this year, adhering to an agreement with Wall...
After perfect storm of disruption, state’s industrial sector faces uncertain times
A host of factors conspired to create a perfect storm for Louisiana’s industrial space over the past two years, ranging from pandemic-induced supply chain...
Cyber Range & Training Center opens at Water Campus in Baton Rouge
The Stephenson Technologies Corporation (STC) hosted a Feb. 1 ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Joint Cyber Range and Training Center on the Water...
Louisiana, Texas push for carbon capture oversight
Louisiana and Texas are hoping to wrest oversight of carbon capture wells from federal regulators in order to speed the permitting process, reports Reuters.
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LSU researchers: Next green energy source could be an artificial leaf
LSU researchers are exploring ways to use sunlight to create “green energy on demand,” which could help Louisiana diversify its economy.
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Lake Charles’ Polaris Engineering patents clean fuels process
Polaris EPC Inc., a Lake Charles-based company focusing on clean refining and energy projects, announced Jan. 11 that it has received approval from the...
Cyberattack Dos and Don’ts
You've been hacked. Now what?
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack last spring and its troublesome aftermath sent shockwaves through the industrial world. The audacity of...
Solar energy ramps up in Louisiana, but jobs are in panel manufacturing
Solar energy development seems to be heating up in Louisiana, at least on paper. There are currently 16 proposed solar farm projects, according to...
Downstream Conference Panel: Infrastructure, not pandemic, has been biggest obstacle to digitalization at plant...
Digitalization and AI technologies are more important than ever in the industrial space, but panelists at Reuters Events’ recent 2021 Downstream USA Conference in...
Feds telling pipeline owners to improve cybersecurity
The federal government is moving from asking oil and gas pipeline owners to improve their cybersecurity to telling them to do so, an attorney...
