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More than 400,000 new U.S. clean energy jobs projected from federal spending
A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since...
CORTEC investing $750,000 into Port Allen manufacturing facility
Machinery manufacturer CORTEC is investing an estimated $750,000 into its Port Allen facility.
LSU’s new energy institute faces global challenges, skepticism
In Louisiana, the energy transition away from high-intensity carbon fuels is focused on things such as creating lower-carbon hydrogen and capturing climate-warming carbon from industry and directly from the air.
CF Industries plans $75 million in upgrades to Donaldsonville facility
CF Industries is investing $75 million into its Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex.
Domestic oil production hits all-time high
After three and a half years of recovering from COVID-era losses, U.S. oil production hit an all-time high this past week.
Here’s what critics are saying about last week’s hydrogen hub announcement
There’s criticism over a lack of transparency by the Department of Energy around the application and selection process.
These trends are reshaping the industrial, construction and contracting sectors
The South Central Louisiana chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association held its annual Trends in Construction event today, highlighting what the contracting, industrial...
CF Industries proposes new $2B low-carbon ammonia plant in Ascension Parish
Ammonia producer CF Industries Holdings this morning announced it is evaluating the feasibility of constructing a low-carbon ammonia production plant at its Blue Point...
Federal government sending $1.2B to carbon capture projects in Louisiana, Texas
The Energy Department announced this morning it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects in Louisiana and Texas to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history.
More than 500 Louisiana orphaned oil and gas wells plugged so far this year
Contractors have plugged more than 10% of Louisiana’s orphaned oil well sites in the first six and half months of work funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021.
Constructing workforce innovations
Contractors are creating new solutions for an old and worsening labor problem.
Nexus Louisiana incubator re-ups for three more years at Bon Carré
The Research Park Corporation board of directors has decided to extend the lease of the Nexus Louisiana technology park incubator at Bon Carré Business Center for three more years.
Louisiana has plugged 300 orphaned wells in 2023, but thousands remain
Contractors have plugged 300 orphaned well sites in Louisiana over the past 4½ months, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Department of Natural Resources Secretary Tom Harris announced today.
How Amazon is changing customer expectations in the industrial supply chain
The petrochemical industry is in the middle of a transformation of sorts in terms of its logistics and supply chain processes.
South Louisiana turnarounds could max out labor as capital projects ramp up
A significant uptick in maintenance turnarounds is most definitely on the way, beginning this spring and then followed by a much larger splash in...
Parishes could see larger oil and gas revenues if voters approve
Lawmakers advanced two proposed constitutional amendments Monday that would give parish governments a larger share of oil and gas tax revenues.
St. Charles Clean Fuels looks at building a $4.6B reduced-carbon ammonia facility
St. Charles Clean Fuels is exploring the feasibility of building a $4.6 billion ammonia production and export facility in St. Charles Parish, New Orleans...
MovEBR video library provides virtual networking opportunities for small businesses
There are now 39 businesses taking part in the MovEBR Small Business Video Library, an ongoing virtual networking campaign hosted by the city-parish.
Will ExxonMobil be bringing an advanced recycling facility to Baton Rouge?
ExxonMobil is considering Baton Rouge for a new advanced recycling facility that would repurpose traditionally hard-to-process plastics.
LSU report touts potential of planned carbon capture hub in Calcasieu Parish
A planned carbon capture and sequestration hub in Calcasieu Parish could abate some $11 billion in environmental damages over its lifetime, according to a new report by LSU’s Center for Energy Studies.
