Louisiana lags behind other states in renewable energy
Gov. John Bel Edwards has set a goal for Louisiana to be carbon neutral by 2050, but so far, the state is behind its...
Top industry stories of 2020
A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in south Louisiana’s industrial sector escaped the fallout from the COVID-19...
Top stories of 2020
A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in south Louisiana’s industrial sector escaped the fallout from the COVID-19...
Louisiana LNG projects get 30-year authorization extension
The U.S. Department of Energy last week extended the terms of another seven long-term liquefied natural gas export authorizations—including three in Louisiana—through 2050.
The term...
Citgo 6 convicted in Venezuela
Hopes of families for a quick release for six American oil executives—some with ties to Lake Charles—detained in Venezuela for three years over an...
$234M oil spill settlement will provide five wetlands restoration projects
Louisiana is getting $234.6 million in BP oil spill settlement money for five wetlands restoration projects in three parishes.
In an announcement last week, Gov....
API’s Sommers lauds Louisiana’s resilience during Southern Energy Conference
Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, says Louisiana is probably the toughest state in the nation. “You’ve made it through...
Proposed ban on federal offshore oil leases spurs attacks from LMOGA, Garret Graves
Louisiana’s oil and gas industry and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves are criticizing a new proposal introduced by House Democrats this week that would end...
Oil lobby, tax assessors support change to assessment of oil, gas wells
Louisiana’s oil lobby and tax assessors are pushing support for a Nov. 3 constitutional amendment to change how oil and gas wells are taxed.
Amendment...
Bayou Industrial Group hosts Sen. John Kennedy Wednesday in virtual meeting
Bayou Industrial Group is hosting a virtual meeting with U.S. Sen. John Kennedy on Wednesday.
The session will take place at 10 a.m.
John Kennedy was...
