Groups sue Louisiana over LNG project permits
Community and environmental groups are suing Louisiana to block approvals for a massive liquefied natural gas export project, reports E&E News.
In a petition filed last...
LNG permit freeze challenged by 16 states in lawsuit
Texas, Louisiana and more than a dozen other U.S. states challenged the Biden administration’s suspension of new licenses to export natural gas via ocean-going...
Port Authority added as defendant in suit to block new Port NOLA terminal
The St. Bernard District Attorney last week added the St. Bernard Port Authority as a defendant in its current lawsuit against Port NOLA, reports...
Melancon: Pipeline disputes could pose risks to Louisiana’s energy sector [Opinion]
Editor’s note: This is a guest column written by Charlie Melancon. The viewpoints expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect...
Louisiana’s carbon capture permitting authority challenged by enviro groups
Environmental groups have challenged the Biden administration’s decision to give primary permitting authority to Louisiana over the state’s carbon sequestration wells, Reuters reports.
The Deep...
Court reinstates Formosa’s St. James plant permit, but project economics remain bleak
Last week, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision and reinstated a permit for Formosa’s proposed petrochemical complex in St....
Louisiana federal judge blocks EPA’s disparate impact requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency can’t treat companies differently in Black communities than in white communities, a federal judge ruled this week.
U.S. District Court Judge...
Energy Transfer accused of boxing out Louisiana pipeline rivals
A natural gas pipeline developer is accusing Energy Transfer LP of “anticompetitive” behavior after the company denied three projects from crossing its pipelines in...
BP challenges FERC’s oversight of Venture Global LNG plant
BP PLC has challenged U.S. energy regulators' approvals of a Venture Global LNG liquefied natural gas export facility, arguing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
After Fifth Circuit ruling, Gulf lease sale scheduled for Dec. 20
After the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ order last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it scheduled Lease Sale 261...
