Carbon sequestration draft permit approval advances Columbia biofuels plant
A proposed biofuels facility in northeast Louisiana is a step closer to reality after state regulators approved a draft permit for a Class VI...
State challenges claims of fast-tracked carbon capture expansion
Louisiana energy regulators are pushing back against an environmental group’s report that claims the state is fast-tracking dozens of carbon capture and storage projects...
ExxonMobil begins CCS operations at facility north of Lake Charles
ExxonMobil announced this week that it is now transporting and storing captured CO2 from its New Generation Gas Gathering (NG3) facility in Gillis, north...
Carbon capture boom puts Louisiana at center of safety, oversight debate
Louisiana is poised to become the national epicenter of carbon capture and sequestration, with at least 65 proposed projects—more than any other state—raising alarms...
What two new national lab partnerships mean for energy research at LSU
LSU is expanding its national research footprint through new formal partnerships with two of the U.S. Department of Energy’s most prominent national laboratories, positioning...
ExxonMobil expanding its Gulf Coast carbon storage operations
ExxonMobil has begun transporting and permanently storing carbon dioxide from the CF Industries ammonia plant in Donaldsonville, marking a major expansion of its carbon capture...
Parish president, PALA deny any link between Livingston project and carbon capture
Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte on Thursday issued a statement on social media dispelling “rumors” that PALA Interstate’s recently announced expansion project in the parish is...
Local veto power? State lawmakers push to put carbon storage in parish hands
Louisiana lawmakers are moving to give local governments new authority over carbon capture and sequestration projects, a shift that could reshape one of the...
EPA administrator signals faster permitting, industry collaboration at LABI roundtable
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry earlier this month hosted a business roundtable with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, giving Louisiana business leaders a rare chance...
When will Gov. Landry’s CCS moratorium be lifted? Uncertainty abounds
It’s been two months since Gov. Jeff Landry ordered a moratorium on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in Louisiana, a move that...
