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Moncla Workover and Drilling adds land rigs, jobs
Third-generation family business Moncla Workover and Drilling in Lafayette has recently purchased nine new land rigs, reports KLFY News. With the purchase, the company hopes to expand their services all while providing employment and...
ExxonMobil signs carbon capture agreement with Nucor Convent
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions announced last week that its newest carbon capture and storage agreement with steel producer Nucor Corp. in Convent will capture, transport and store up to 800,000 metric tons per year...
Acadian pipeline system expansion adds Haynesville ‘takeaway capacity’
A newly completed extension of the Acadian natural gas pipeline system will add 400 MMcf/d of capacity from the Haynesville shale to Louisiana LNG export terminals and industrial customers, easing southbound takeaway constraints and...
Grand Isle LNG announces plans for deepwater port
Grand Isle LNG is proposing to build an LNG export facility 13 miles south of Grand Isle, reports Offshore Engineer.
When complete, the plant will consist of an accommodations platform, two gas treatment platforms, two...
Primoris Energy Services plans to expand, add 100 workers
Specialty contractor Primoris Energy Services Corporation, located off East Petroleum Drive, is expanding and plans to hire 100 additional workers in Louisiana over the next two years, according to an advance notice last week with...
Louisiana has plugged 300 orphaned wells in 2023, but thousands remain
Contractors have plugged 300 orphaned well sites in Louisiana over the past 4½ months, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Department of Natural Resources Secretary Tom Harris announced last week.
That exceeds the highest number plugged by...
South Louisiana’s confluence of waterways, rail, pipelines and interstates was undoubtedly the reason for industry to locate here. Unfortunately, the “to do” list of infrastructure enhancements needed for the state to remain competitive is problematically long.
The $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill, passed in late 2021, provided a glimmer of...
