Louisiana industry blasts court decision halting Gulf oil leases
A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden...
Lake Charles to host 2022 World LNG & Gas Summit
The World LNG & Gas Series Americas Summit & Exhibition will return to Lake Charles for its 19th edition in October, reports the American...
Petroleum engineering most common college degree in Louisiana
Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Louisiana's adults are seven times more likely to have a degree in petroleum engineering than...
Energy Conference: API to push for continued federal oil, natural gas leasing
The American Petroleum Institute (API) plans to push for continued access to federal leasing and advocate that producers advance their work to reduce carbon...
Lake Charles’ Polaris Engineering patents clean fuels process
Polaris EPC Inc., a Lake Charles-based company focusing on clean refining and energy projects, announced Jan. 11 that it has received approval from the...
Capline begins sending crude oil to St. James following reversal
The Capline reversal project to send crude from Patoka, Ill., to St. James, La., began interim service Dec. 18 and entered full service Jan....
Louisiana adds nearly 4,000 oilfield jobs in December
The U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector added 7,450 jobs in December, even as overall hiring in the U.S. slowed, according to a report...
Louisiana seeks federal money to plug 4,605 orphan wells
Louisiana, home to 4,605 orphan oil and gas wells, plans to ask the federal government for an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grant to...
Why energy prices rose more than other commodities in 2021
Energy prices rose an average of 59% last year, the most of any commodity, as the economic recovery from the global pandemic boosted demand...
LNG export terminal utilization remains robust despite price declines
Overall, U.S. LNG export activity remained robust with cargo values almost four times higher than at the same time a year ago, despite recent...
