The good news/bad news of the Atlantis announcement
BP’s discovery of an additional 400 million barrels of oil in the Atlantis field—and its associated $1.3 billion expansion announcement in January—underscore the power...
Bagwell Energy Services plans $2.5 million fabrication center expansion in Delcambre
Bagwell Energy Services is expanding its Port of Delcambre fabrication center in Iberia Parish, investing $2.5 million and adding 150 new jobs in the...
The final environmental impact review is in on Driftwood LNG
Tellurian Inc. cleared another hurdle last week as U.S. federal regulators issued a positive environmental review for its Louisiana project.
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory...
New Orleans industrial activity pushed westward by retail, entertainment development
When real estate professionals think of the New Orleans industrial market, oil companies, the Port of New Orleans (recently rebranded Port NOLA) and distribution...
Shell puts its faith in petrochemicals to fuel growth
On the east bank of the Mississippi River, around 20 miles downstream from Baton Rouge, The Telegraph reports, sprawls an 800-acre industrial mega-complex.
Since the mid-Sixties, the...
Shell starts production at new Geismar petrochemicals unit
Shell Chemical LP has begun production of the fourth alpha olefins unit at its Geismar chemical manufacturing site.
The 425,000-ton-per-year capacity expansion brings total AO production at Geismar to...
Louisiana methanol project backed by new partnership
South Louisiana Methanol LP and new joint-venture partner Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp., or SABIC, are planning a $2.2-billion capital investment to build a grassroots...
Phillips 66 plans Louisiana refinery, pipeline investments
Houston-based Phillips 66 plans to pour significantly more into its capital budget next year as it expands its oil pipeline network, invests in its...
What’s the secret of the best project teams in south Louisiana?
Experience is at the top of nearly everyone’s wish list for the “perfect project team,” but it’s a commodity hard to come by these...
Venture Global gets $220M bridge loan for Calcasieu Pass
The cash has come in for Venture Global LNG to get a jump-start on the Calcasieu Pass LNG export project.
Venture Global LNG Inc., which...
