NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana law firm Bradley Murchison has elected Michael R. Brassett Jr. of its Baton Rouge office to a three-year term as co-managing member. Brassett practices in the energy field with specific focuses including oil and gas title…
BATON ROUGE - The 10/12 Industry Report says that ExxonMobil will use virtual reality-based modules to train workers remotely to perform jobs at its new $500 million polypropylene plant in Baton Rouge. The modules will immerse operators in a computer-generated…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — ExxonMobil is hosting a virtual event to scout for a wider network of local suppliers for its planned $410 million refinery project in Louisiana's capital city. The Advocate reports that the Baton Rouge Supplier Forum is scheduled for…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Though lawmakers spurned recent proposals to raise Louisiana's stagnant gasoline tax, another Republican legislator is trying to muscle through the idea, hoping he can persuade colleagues that significant new money is needed to attack a…
BATON ROUGE – Offshore oil exploration can go hand-in-hand with President Joe Biden’s stated goals of reducing carbon emissions and fighting climate change, Louisiana officials argued Wednesday. State government and business leaders said they are deeply concerned about the federal…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards disagrees with President Joe Biden's targeting of fossil fuel industries and wants the White House to reconsider its decision to pause new oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico,…
NEW ORLEANS - The Biden administration’s new limits on the fossil fuel industry are raising alarms in the Louisiana business community because, as Tulane University’s Eric Smith said, “oil and gas is virtually in every phase of our economy -…
GRAY, La. – Oil service provider Danos has been awarded a multi-year contract for production operations with a major oil and gas producer in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, Danos has transitioned 107 personnel to the company’s employment…
Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week's top business stories: Deals and Debuts Clearview City Center and Audubon, owners and operators of multifamily properties, have announced that The Metro at Clearview – an “upscale, five-story apartment community” –…
BATON ROUGE - A coalition of 13 environmental and community groups has come out against a planned $1.3 billion expansion of Shintech facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes. The groups said the projects will increase cancer-causing pollution in Black…
NEW ORLEANS - Oliver Houk, a Tulane professor and internationally recognized environmental law scholar, says the oil…
NEW ORLEANS - Last week, President Joe Biden signed several executive actions aimed at tackling climate change that could have major repercussions for the Louisiana oil and gas industry. Biden instituted a 60-day ban on new oil and gas leases…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican congressional delegation wasn't searching for reasons to support President Joe Biden, but the Democratic leader's quick actions against fossil fuels ensured the GOP lawmakers from an oil and gas production state had an…
NEW ORLEANS - Here, from staff and wire reports, are the city’s biggest business stories of the week: Oil and Gas Industry Bristles Over Restrictions President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order halting new leases for oil and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order halting new leases for oil and natural gas development on federal land, a move criticized by the industry and some state governors. “We’re going to review and reset…
BATON ROUGE – A proposal to simplify how Louisiana taxes oil and gas has drawn opposition from industry groups who say the changes could hurt natural gas producers. Louisiana’s severance tax on oil – the amount the state charges on…
BATON ROUGE — Shintech Louisiana LLC - a global company that manufactures polyvinyl chloride resins (commonly known as PVC) - has announced it will invest $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge…
BATON ROUGE – In response to the Biden administration suspending new oil and gas leases on federal land for 60 days, oil and gas companies in the south and southwest warned that doing so would impact hundreds of thousands of…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association made the following statement in response to President Joe Biden canceling the Keystone XL pipeline: “Energy infrastructure projects like the Keystone XL pipeline are critical to our economic recovery from…
ROSE, La. — Environmental technology company Arq has announced plans to develop an industrial facility in St. Rose that will produce its proprietary fuel product. Arq CEO Julian McIntyre said the site will be used to transform an intermediate wet-cake…
NEW ORLEANS - Strategic public policy, communications and advocacy firm HBW Resources has announced that Meghan Thacker joined the firm as vice president of federal and state affairs, and Marc Brown has joined as senior director of state affairs. Thacker…
NEW ORLEANS - Some noteworthy business events on the horizon: The…
BATON ROUGE — Trade & Industry Development magazine has honored a pair of Louisiana economic development projects with national Corporate Investment and Community Impact (CiCi) Awards. Epic Piping’s pipe fabrication facility in Lake Providence earned a CiCi Award in the…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – the national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling the most influential leaders in greater New Orleans, in the fourth quarter of 2021. Click…
The 10/12 Business Report said that Cameron LNG is among the export facilities getting an extended authorization through 2050 from the U.S. Department of Energy. A total of seven Louisiana entities have received LNG export term extensions since October based…
GRAND ISLE, La. — The Grand Isle Port Commission recently appointed Weldon M. Danos as its new executive director. Danos, a native of Raceland, graduate of Central Lafourche High School and resident of Grand Isle, has 43 years of domestic…
BATON ROUGE - HoumaToday.com and 10/12 Industry Weekly report that three oilfield navigation projects in south Louisiana were approved this week after a debate over Congress’ COVID-relief and government spending bill. The measure authorizes nearly $350 million worth of work that…
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced potential investment by ExxonMobil totaling more than $240 million at the company’s Baton Rouge Refinery. The suite of projects would improve processing capability, increase flexibility for meeting market demand, advance overall…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Port officials have begun clearing a shipping channel in Louisiana after sediments pushed into the waterway by hurricanes made the water too shallow for some vessels to pass safely. The work on Port Fourchon’s Belle…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana will receive $234.6 million of Deepwater Horizon settlement money for wetlands restoration projects in Plaquemines, Terrebonne and St. Bernard parishes, officials said Monday. The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has approved plans totaling more than $900 million…
