Federal judge sides with BLM over oil, gas lease pause
A federal judge in Wyoming affirmed the Biden administration’s authority to not hold oil and gas lease sales in early 2021, reports Sheridan Media.
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Tulane professor sees bright future for natural gas, renewables, but not for oil
While much of the world still runs on oil, Tulane University’s Peter Ricchiuti sees a far brighter future for natural gas and renewables.
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Baton Rouge-based Gulf Coast Sand expands reach with acquisition
Gulf Coast Sand, a Baton Rouge producer and supplier of specialized sands, blended sands, abrasives, and gravel, recently announced its acquisition of the assets...
Gulf fabricators embrace offshore wind, but won’t ditch rigs
Welders and machinists from Louisiana and Texas are building the nation’s first offshore wind supply vessels and turbine installation ships, and are expected to...
Ieyoub says oil and gas drilling permits on the rise
Louisiana’s Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub predicts his department will issue more than 800 drilling permits in 2022, significantly higher than the 563 issued...
New climate law seeks to return carbon emissions regulatory authority to EPA
Louisiana industry groups in June celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t have the authority to create sweeping regulations...
DOI awards $560 million for orphan well cleanup
The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state...
Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: U.S. oil and gas industry
The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge struck down a $192 million oil and natural gas lease sale...
Regulators questioned Cheniere pollution controls during LNG permitting
U.S. regulators raised doubts about Cheniere Energy's decision to install higher-polluting gas-fired turbines at its Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas terminals in Texas and...
Cheniere to continue expanding in Louisiana after productive year
Cheniere Energy Inc. is in the early stages to again expand LNG export facilities in Louisiana and Texas following a series of supply deals...
