Company eyeing Louisiana offshore wind invests in floating drydock
Crowley Wind Services of Jacksonville, Fla. announced last week that it has invested in Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating drydock for...
LSU faculty awarded patent for miniature light that boosts algae production
Two LSU faculty members were recently awarded a patent for a miniature, self-powered light that boosts the production of algae used for health supplements,...
Delta Biofuel moving ahead with $100M sugarcane-based fuel production facility
Delta Biofuel is officially building a $100 million full-scale renewable fuel production facility in Iberia Parish, after announcing its final investment decision last week.
The...
Louisiana’s natural gas and oil resources valued at more than $54B
The oil and natural gas industry in Louisiana supported more than 346,000 jobs in multiple sectors and contributed more than $54 billion to the...
U.S. will replenish Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Texas, Louisiana this summer
The U.S. government may begin replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as early as in June, Reuters reports.
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm...
Turnaround boosts Citgo’s Lake Charles production
A turnaround completed at Citgo Petroleum's Lake Charles refinery has upped nameplate crude oil processing capacity at the complex by 38,000 barrels per day...
This glaring weak link threatens development of offshore wind energy
A national push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere, according to clean energy advocates and...
ExxonMobil still ramping up production after higher Q1 profits
ExxonMobil more than doubled its profit during the first quarter, producing more oil to overcome energy prices that have declined during a period of economic...
Surge Protection: South Louisiana maintenance turnarounds could max out the labor force when owners...
A significant uptick in maintenance turnarounds is most definitely on the way, beginning this spring then followed by a much larger splash in October.
From a...
The Other Workforce: Managers share their advice for building loyalty among contractors and suppliers
At a time when limited manpower, accelerated schedules, and increasing construction volumes are in the headlines, an industrial owner’s attempts to build effective relationships...
