BSEE conducts unannounced oil spill exercise off Louisiana coast
To ensure that oil and gas companies are prepared to respond quickly and effectively to an offshore oil spill, the Bureau of Safety and...
Activists push back against LNG plants in southwest Louisiana
Justin Kray, a member of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to environmental issues, says the impacts of climate change in Cameron...
Venture Global LNG commits to $13B Plaquemines project
Venture Global LNG announced last week that it has come to a final investment decision for its $13.2 billion Plaquemines facility, about 20 miles...
Chalmette Refining moves forward with renewable diesel project
MRC Global last week announced that Chalmette Refining has selected MRC Global as the primary pipe, valves and fittings provider for Chalmette’s renewable diesel project...
Biden administration wants to re-start shuttered refineries
The Biden administration is reaching out to the oil industry to inquire about restarting shuttered refineries, as the White House scrambles to address record...
The Legal Quagmire: The courtroom battles over environmental policy
Courtrooms across the U.S. are finding themselves on the front lines of a nationwide struggle over federal and state rights in regulating environmental policy....
Sempra signs LNG carbon sequestration agreement for Hackberry site
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, announced Monday that it has signed a participation agreement with TotalEnergies, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. for...
Louisiana enacts orphan oil well law to get $200M in federal money
Legislation that positions Louisiana to receive an estimated $200 million in federal grants to fix orphan oil wells becomes law today as one of...
Biden administration promises offshore plan but isn’t committing to lease sales
U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the department will release a five-year proposal for energy development in federal waters such as...
Why shale drillers aren’t pumping out more oil and gas
Though shale drillers have been hampered by pipeline constraints, rising prices for oil-field supplies and shortages of roughnecks and rigs, The Wall Street Journal reports there...
