Cap Concerns
Oil companies, unsure about global warming legislation and gasoline demand, have discarded post-Katrina plans to build new Gulf Coast refineries, though a few plant expansions have occurred. President...
View ArticleOil industry warming to linked fees
It’s a rare day when oil companies even entertain the idea of a fee on fuel. But now that the cap-and-trade bill the House of Representatives passed in June is working its way through the Senate, the...
View ArticleJudge in drilling moratorium case sells energy stocks
WASHINGTON — The Louisiana federal judge who struck down a six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling has sold many of his energy investments, a financial disclosure report released today reveals. The...
View ArticleDepartment of Energy backing biofuels project in Louisiana
NORCO — The U.S. Department of Energy said today that it will back a $241 million loan guarantee to help build a manufacturing plant for renewable diesel fuel in Louisiana. Plans call for the use of...
View ArticleWork starts to prepare biodiesel refinery site in St. Charles
Site construction has begun for the Diamond Green Diesel Plant, which is being built adjacent to the Valero oil refinery in St. Charles Parish. The project is expected to be complete by the end of this...
View ArticleKinder Morgan completes $250M pipeline from Norco to Miss.
Joint venture partners Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. and Valero Energy Corp. say they have completed a $250 million, 141-mile pipeline that connects refineries in Norco, La., to Plantation Pipe...
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