NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74 million for ecosystem recovery projects and programs approved or extended this week. Nearly $80 million…
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, an impending showdown over a second crude oil pipeline threatens to further strain ties between the two neighbors that were frayed during the…
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — A Louisiana fertilizer plant says it can treat contaminated and highly acidic wastewater to drinking-water standards, and wants a state permit to discharge treated water into the Mississippi River — the drinking water source for New…
BATON ROUGE - The 10/12 Industry Report will host a webcast titled “The Energy Evolution: How Will Louisiana Fare?” at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 5. Scott Angelle and Loren Scott will talk about how Louisiana can make the transition to…
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday that supporters said would ensure money collected for violations of coastal permits is dedicated to coastal restoration and protection. An attorney for parishes that are suing oil companies over…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Ocean Industries Association board of directors has elected Tim Duncan, president and CEO of Talos Energy, as chairman and Paul Danos, owner, president and CEO of Danos, as vice…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal agency in charge of offshore oil and gas environmental enforcement doesn’t have a strong inspection program for working pipelines and doesn't adequately make sure companies clean and bury those no longer in use, a…
GRAY, La. – Oilfield service provider Danos recently launched intelligent integrated materials solutions (i2ms), a technology-based service offering that "utilizes people, processes and technology to provide warehousing logistics and inventory management." Scott Theriot will lead the 20-plus member i2ms team…
CUT OFF, La. (AP) — The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed and attention now turns to comforting the loved ones of the five known dead and eight missing, a grim…
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, a privately held designer and builder of steel military and commercial vessels, announced that it has acquired Gulf Island Fabrication’s Houma shipyard facilities, expanding Bollinger’s new construction and repair capacity. Financial terms of the transaction…
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard crew members attempt to throw a hammer at the hull of the SeaCor Power. The Seacor Power, an oil industry vessel, flipped over Tuesday, April…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — As 12 people remained missing from a capsized oil industry vessel, Coast Guard divers waited for a break in stormy weather Thursday that would allow them to reach the hull and search for survivors. Coast…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — The Coast Guard searched for 12 people missing off the coast of Louisiana on Wednesday after finding one crew member dead and pulling six survivors from rough seas when their commercial platform vessel capsized in…
BATON ROUGE – A majority of Louisiana residents favors raising the state’s gasoline tax, though most rather would see the additional money spent improving existing infrastructure instead of building new projects, according to a new survey. Participants in the 2021 Louisiana…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, President Joe Biden proposed an aggressive series of infrastructure investments he says would require $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years and create millions of jobs. According to a White House fact sheet, Louisiana projects…
BATON ROUGE – State Treasurer John M. Schroder is encouraging people and businesses impacted by the BP oil spill to check the Louisiana Treasury for unclaimed property. The Louisiana Treasury has more than $700,000 in class action settlement checks that…
NEW ORLEANS - The three biggest stories of the week involve big plans for the New Orleans riverfront, a new distribution center for Amazon in Slidell and a potential new name for the Superdome. Plans to develop 39 acres immediately…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding policy that comes as the Biden administration has pledged dramatic…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thirteen states sued the Biden administration Wednesday to end a suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water and to reschedule canceled sales of leases in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska waters…
NEW IBERIA, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards, Port of Iberia Executive Director Craig Romero and Turner Industries President Stephen Toups announced the company’s selection of a 95-acre Port of Iberia site for future fabrication of modules and related services…
NEW ORLEANS — Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced that International-Matex Tank Terminals, a provider of bulk liquids handling and storage, will retain and expand its headquarters in New Orleans. By the end of 2021, IMTT will make a $1.3…
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s bid to tackle climate change is running straight through the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry -- a much bigger, more influential foe than Democrats faced when they took on the…
NEW ORLEANS — Last week, the Army Corps of Engineers released an environmental impact statement for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. This Louisiana Coastal Master Plan project hopes to reconnect the Mississippi River to adjacent wetlands to build and maintain tens…
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana oil and gas and petrochemical industries had to play defense this week. First, Attorney General Jeff Landry announced plans to publicly authorize a $100 million settlement with oil and gas company Freeport McMoRan Inc. A…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Thursday he signed off on a deal to resolve litigation involving an oil-and-gas company and coastal parishes alleging environmental damage. The Louisiana Legislature would have to create the framework to implement…
GENEVA – United Nations human rights experts have raised concerns about further industrialization of the corridor along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. "This form of environmental racism poses serious and disproportionate threats to the enjoyment of…
NEW ORLEANS - Attorney General Jeff Landry has announced he plans to publicly authorize a $100 million settlement with oil and gas company Freeport McMoRan Inc. A completed deal, negotiated by Baton Rouge attorney John Carmouche, would mean that parishes…
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…
