ExxonMobil’s $500M polyolefins plant addition on track for startup this year
ExxonMobil’s $500 million addition to its Scenic Highway polyolefins plant is about 75% complete, with startup expected before the end of the year, officials say.
The project...
Bechtel completes Train 6 at Sabine Pass LNG facility
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Inc., announced last week that it had achieved substantial completion of Train 6 at the...
PSC decision clears way for $740 million renewable energy plant
Plans for a $740 million renewable energy plant south of Plaquemine kicked into high gear last week when the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved...
UL Lafayette builds new Solar Energy Lab
A new 4,500-square-foot Solar Energy Lab is under construction at the UL Lafayette solar testing facility at the University Research Park in Lafayette, reports...
Louisiana leads U.S. construction job losses on heels of oil, gas decline
Reuters reports that Louisiana endured the steepest one-year construction employment decline of any state in the U.S. in 2021 with a 15% contraction. That...
Construction mobilizes at 345 MW Ventress Solar site
Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $533 million multi-project financing package and mobilized construction on its 345 megawatt Ventress Solar project 30 miles...
McDermott lands engineering contract for G2 Net-Zero plant
Baton Rouge-based G2 Net-Zero announced last week that it has awarded a front-end engineering design contract for its net-zero emissions power generation plant in...
Massive pipe modules arrive at $1.25 billion Shintech site
Belgium-based material handling company Sarens recently transported several massive pipe modules by rail and truck from Lake Charles to Plaquemine in support of Shintech's...
Port NOLA moves forward with land acquisition for St. Bernard Parish cargo terminal
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans unanimously approved a resolution Dec. 29 to move forward with the acquisition of 1,118...
Clean energy deals highlight 2021 project announcements
Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards touted Louisiana Economic Development’s efforts to bring new business to the state. The agency landed 34 projects in...
