Green groups to petition Biden for cleanup rules for offshore oil infrastructure
A coalition of environmental advocacy groups will petition the Biden administration to propose rules that require stricter enforcement for cleaning up leftover infrastructure for offshore drilling,...
Bernhard Capital acquiring CenterPoint’s natural gas assets in La., Miss.
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners’ portfolio company Delta Utilities is taking over natural gas distribution in Louisiana and Mississippi from CenterPoint Energy Inc.
CenterPoint’s natural...
Oil industry group files legal challenge against Biden administration’s Gulf leasing plan
The biggest fossil fuel industry trade group announced last week a legal challenge against the Biden administration’s five-year plan for oil and gas leasing, reports...
U.S. House passes bill to reverse Biden pause of some LNG exports
The U.S. House voted last week to approve a bill that would preempt the Biden administration’s move last month to pause new approvals for...
Biden’s natural gas export pause continues to face debate
Members of a U.S. House panel on climate and energy issues split along party lines last week about the Biden administration’s recent move to...
Diamondback Energy eyes Endeavor Energy purchase
Diamondback Energy is attempting to buy rival Endeavor Energy Resources to create an energy giant in the southwestern U.S. worth more than $50 billion.
A...
Louisiana’s congressional delegation assails Biden’s LNG terminal pause
Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy blasted President Biden’s decision to pause pending liquefied...
Biden facing pressure to rein in LNG exports
The U.S. has become the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas. President Biden is finding that this superpower status comes with its own...
Williams to pay $1.95 billion for natural gas facilities, pipelines in Louisiana, Mississippi
Pipeline operator Williams Cos. agreed to buy natural gas storage assets from an affiliate of Hartree Partners LP for $1.95 billion in a bet on demand growth...
New GPS life vest law protects offshore workers traveling to Gulf rigs
A new state law mandating that workers flying to Gulf of Mexico oil rigs wear life jackets with personal locator beacons went into effect...
