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How tariffs are putting logistics startups back in demand
Startups that were born in response to pandemic-era supply chain difficulties are having a moment, as companies look to prepare for U.S. tariffs whose parameters and start dates remain in flux, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Chicago-based...
Takeaways from an oil and gas executives’ annual energy summit
Oil and gas executives kicked off an annual energy summit last week by cheering a President Donald Trump-led reset they say is overdue after living through a years-long regulatory and corporate push toward green...
A roundup of the EPA’s moves last week to deregulate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling back rules that have unfairly burdened industry. Many of the...
This agency is warning trade tensions will weigh on oil demand
The International Energy Agency said this week that the macroeconomic conditions underpinning its previously released oil-demand projections have worsened over the past month with global trade tensions, and that it sees a bigger-than-anticipated supply...
Why Shell is looking to sell its chemical assets in the US and Europe
Oil and gas giant Shell is exploring a potential sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports.
The sales considerations are part of a continuing drive by Shell to refocus...
The US gives Chevron one month to halt operations in Venezuela
The U.S. Treasury followed through on President Donald Trump’s pledge to stop Chevron from pumping and selling Venezuelan crude, delivering a major blow to Nicolas Maduro’s autocratic regime, Bloomberg reports.
The department set a deadline of...
What’s on the horizon for Louisiana’s energy industry? Watch the webcast.
The Louisiana Energy Outlook, presented by 10/12 Industry Report and Baton Rouge Business Report, explores emerging trends for 2024 and 2025: Energy transformation, oil and gas production, innovation and digitalization, workforce challenges and more.
Panelists include Regina Davis, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge refinery manager; Lee Stockwell, national leader for carbon capture at Shell; and Brad Ives, director of the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation.
The virtual event is sponsored by Alliance Safety Council and Bradley Murchison.
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