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Louisiana energy regulators to decide on rule barring oil well venting, flaring
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources in the weeks ahead will decide whether to advance a rule to end routine venting and flaring of oil wells around the state – something environmentalists say will put the brakes on climate change. -
Inflation Reducation Act falls short of LOGA's ideal to finalize 5-year offshore leasing program
LOGA's letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management requests finalization of 5-year offshore leasing program -
New oil and gas development in Louisiana seen as unlikely despite high gasoline prices
Federal energy policy changes made in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely won’t result in more energy development in Louisiana, even as gasoline prices continue to spike, industry officials say. -
Fossil fuels seen as essential even as Louisiana looks to deal with climate change
Though a task force has just released a plan to help Louisiana reach its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the state’s energy sector is warning that oil and gas will remain an essential commodity for decades to come. -
Judge OKs Cox's request to seek punitive damages against tanker operating company
A federal judge last week granted a Texas-based oil company’s request to seek punitive damages in litigation against the owners and managers of a tanker ship that struck the company’s oil platform located off of Louisiana’s coastline. -
Louisiana energy producers see congressional oil industry probe as partisan attack
Louisiana’s energy industry sees a congressional probe into whether oil companies have minimized the effects of fossil fuel burning on climate change as a partisan attack against companies working to revive the U.S. economy. -
Biden administration backpedals on oil and gas leasing ban
The Biden administration moved this week to resume the process of leasing oil and gas tracts in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the United States in the wake of a federal judge’s preliminary injunction against a Jan. 27 executive order. -
Appeals court ruling keeps Louisiana coastal erosion lawsuits under federal review
A federal appeals court ruling this month has buoyed Louisiana oil companies’ hopes that coastal erosion lawsuits brought by parish governments might be tried in federal rather than state courts. -
Louisiana oil industry doesn't see immediate benefits from judge's oil lease ruling
A federal court judge’s opinion blocking the Biden administration’s oil lease “pause” on public lands and the continental shelf won’t have any dramatic initial effects on Louisiana’s energy industry, according to those following the litigation. -
Tanker collision with oil platform off Louisiana prompts legal battles
The Louisiana Oil & Gas Association has filed a brief in federal court highlighting the industry’s concerns about a recent ship accident at the mouth of the Mississippi River that caused extensive damage to an offshore oil platform. -
Louisianans want legal settlement funds dedicated to coastal restoration, poll finds
More than 70 percent of Louisiana residents oppose diverting funds from coastal erosion lawsuits filed against energy companies for purposes unrelated to marshland restoration, according to a new survey. -
Bill would designate Louisiana 'fossil fuel sanctuary' to cap federal environmental policies
A bill has been introduced in the House Natural Resources Committee that would declare Louisiana a “fossil fuel sanctuary state” to preempt federal environmental rules and regulations that could hurt the state’s oil and gas industry. -
Louisiana energy industry concerns echoed in lawsuit to overturn Biden order
An association of Louisiana energy producers has echoed criticisms of President Biden’s ban on new oil and gas leases spelled out in a 13-state lawsuit spearheaded by Louisiana’s attorney general. -
Oil industry calls coastal erosion settlement authorized by Landry misguided, flawed
Louisiana oil industry representatives and others blasted a multi-million-dollar coastal-erosion settlement authorized Thursday by Attorney General Jeff Landry as misguided and flawed, arguing that it fails to address the underlying issue of coastal restoration -
Louisiana energy officials oppose Biden executive orders, halt to oil leases
President Biden’s decisions to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline and halt leasing and permitting on federal lands pose a major threat to Louisiana’s economy and middle-class jobs, industry representatives and many elected officials said. -
Edwards caps bill aimed at jumpstarting state's oil, gas industry
A House bill that Louisiana oil and gas companies saw as a way to revive their ailing industry was vetoed Wednesday by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who pointed to what he said were shortcomings in its severance tax exemptions. -
Louisiana Supreme Court sides with energy company in tax assessment case
A recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on a tax assessment for oil and gas wells could affect many other tax cases in the state, said an attorney for the energy company that brought the suit. -
Louisiana's oil industry sees some upsides to election results
Though it faces lawsuits from parishes seeking billions of dollars in compensation for coastal erosion and continuing economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana’s energy industry has taken some solace from the Nov. 3 election results. -
Louisiana's Amendment 2 would expand methods to assess oil and gas well
Louisiana voters on Nov. 3 will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment that supporters say will provide a fairer and more accurate way for the state to assess the value of oil and gas wells. -
Louisiana coastal erosion lawsuits routed to state courts
A federal appeals court has rebuffed Louisiana energy companies’ efforts to move two parish lawsuits blaming the industry for coastal erosion from state to federal courts.