Environmental

Louisiana looks to Idaho National Laboratory for a nuclear strategy

Louisiana leaders are working with Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Frontiers Initiative to help the state become a national leader in advanced nuclear energy, INL...

Why electric vehicles are cheaper than ever

Automakers are splurging on financing deals and cash incentives to entice buyers to close on electric vehicles, The Wall Street Journal reports. The discounts come after demand has...
Port Fourchon

Workers clean up crude oil spill in Bayou Lafourche

More than 100 workers spent Sunday continuing the cleanup of a crude oil spill in Bayou Lafourche near Raceland, hoping to protect the drinking...

Shell backs off increased use of ‘advanced recycling’ despite successful Louisiana launch

Shell has backed away from a pledge to rapidly increase its use of "advanced recycling," reports The Guardian. Advanced recycling involves breaking down plastic...
Gulf

API backs Biden administration’s offshore oil rule in court

The American Petroleum Institute is defending the Biden administration’s offshore oil regulations against a legal challenge from Gulf states and midsize oil companies, reports...

Louisiana’s first wind turbine arrives at Avondale Global Gateway

Louisiana’s first wind turbine and its components have arrived at Avondale Global Gateway (AGG) after a transatlantic journey from Ireland, reports the American Journal...

Venture Global builds massive sea wall to protect Plaquemines LNG facility

Plaquemines Parish might seem like a risky location for a $21 billion LNG plant, but Arlington, Va.-based Venture Global says it has the answer...

CF Industries’ Donaldsonville plant plays role in first ship-to-ship ammonia transfer

Trafigura Group has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of ammonia using approximately 6,000 metric tons of the product from CF Industries' Donaldsonville manufacturing...

Louisiana-based Maritime Partners acquires methanol-to-hydrogen marine company

Louisiana-based maritime financing company Maritime Partners has completed its acquisition of e1 Marine, a company that produces hydrogen generation technology for the marine sector,...

Why Shell is taking an impairment hit of up to $2B

Shell expects to book up to $2 billion in post-tax impairments after delaying construction of a major biofuels plant as European energy majors grapple...

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