Louisiana, other global freight rates surge with sanctions
Freight rates for supertankers from the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port to Singapore TD-LPP-SIN climbed to a record $9.28 a barrel last week, Reuters reports.
But...
Water, frac sand hauler for Louisiana drilling operations shutting down today
A trucking company that hauls water and frac sand to oil and gas drilling operations in Louisiana and three other states is shutting down...
West Delta LNG seeks federal approval for offshore deepwater port
Houston-based West Delta LNG wants permission to build, own and operate a fixed-platform deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of...
A rising Mississippi River is raising industrial sector worries
There’s palpable concern among industrial owners that this year’s record rise in Mississippi River levels is not an isolated event. Some have begun to...
New carrier will transport product from Cameron LNG
The second of three carriers built to transport LNG from Cameron LNG in southwest Louisiana to markets in Japan and other countries has been...
West Calcasieu Port gets $4.2 million infrastructure grant
The West Calcasieu Port in Louisiana is getting a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve port infrastructure damaged by...
Will energy industry vessels get OK to expand disaster response capabilities?
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee last week approved a series of recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard designed to expand the disaster response...
Plaquemines Port edges closer to LNG-fueled container ships
As many as four self-propelled container vessels fueled by Liquefied Natural Gas could be traversing the Mississippi River by 2022, if a plan by...
Study: Oil industry shakeup looming, natural gas transport is a problem
Opportunities and Challenges in the Permian, a white paper commissioned by Hastings Equity Partners in partnership with the University of HoustonEnergy Research, concludes a...
Port of Greater Baton Rouge expanding container storage capacity
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is expanding its Inland Rivers Marine Terminal’s container storage yard, allowing the port to handle and hold an...
