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LNG exports predicted to nearly double by 2031

U.S. LNG exports are expected to nearly double by 2031, becoming the country’s second-largest net export industry and contributing an estimated $1.4 trillion to the economy. The growth is driven by abundant shale gas supplies,...

AI has a big energy appetite

U.S. data centers are projected to consume about 20% of the nation’s electricity by 2035, driven by rapid AI growth and a forecast demand of 194 gigawatts of power. The surge is putting pressure...

Louisiana weighs first tax valuation rules for data centers

Louisiana has recruited some of the world’s largest technology companies without establishing statewide rules for how their data centers should be valued for property taxes, reports The Center Square.  A proposal before the Louisiana Tax...

EPA fines Mosaic more than $100,000 over ammonia release at St. James Parish plant

Mosaic Fertilizer and its subsidiary, Tampa Port Services, have agreed to pay a $103,449.50 federal penalty to settle alleged equipment safety violations linked to an anhydrous ammonia release at their Faustina industrial complex in...

Bernhard Capital Partners to sell Epic Piping’s parent company

Baton Rouge-headquartered Bernhard Capital Partners has plans to sell United Weld Holdings, parent company of Epic Piping and BendTec, to One Equity Partners, reports Baton Rouge Business Report. The transaction is expected to be...

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