Defend SWLA

04/02/2025

Experts warn oil and gas can’t save Louisiana’s economy — even under Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to lift roadblocks to oil and gas production in Louisiana and elsewhere.

04/02/2025

The declining significance of the petrochemical industry in Louisiana

The two most important drivers of the state’s petrochemical industry—ethylene and methanol—are areas that are being proposed for expansion, even as demand is slowing and risk factors mount.

03/31/2025

Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups:

Victory! Interior department failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale.

Interior failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale

03/20/2025

FERC's "Top 5 Tips for Writing Powerful Comments"
https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/Top%205%20Tips%20for%20Powerful%20Comments%20flyer%20%28English%29.pdf

03/20/2025

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/natural-gas-lng-exports-higher-power-bills-trump-fake-energy-emergency/

His effort to address a fake “energy emergency” also will contribute to a real one.

03/20/2025

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/fercs-rubber-stamp-lng-liquefied-natural-gas-export-price-volatility/733979/

By prioritizing LNG exports, FERC is constraining domestic gas supply, risking deepening economic inequities, exacerbating price volatility, and straining a power sector already tasked with increasing demand and struggling to keep up.

03/20/2025

https://www.kalb.com/2025/03/18/vernon-parish-residents-voice-strong-concerns-over-potential-carbon-capture-sequestration-projects/

Vernon Parish residents voiced deep concerns and criticisms about the introduction of CCS into Louisiana.

03/20/2025

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/08/climate-group-sues-epa-and-citibank-over-funding-freeze-00219920

The lawsuit represents the latest salvo in a battle with the Trump administration over the agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

03/20/2025

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venture-global-flop-swiftly-wipes-195352921.html

(Bloomberg) -- The list of companies that have flopped out of the gate when entering public markets has a new king: Venture Global Inc. Most Read from BloombergNJ College to Merge With State School After Financial StressNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsWhere New York Cit...

03/20/2025

https://www.wspa.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250307LA35943/vg-investors-have-opportunity-to-lead-venture-global-inc-securities-fraud-lawsuit-with-the-schall-law-firm/

LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Venture Global, Inc. ("Venture Global" or "the Company") (NYSE: VG) for violations of the federal securities laws. Investors who purch...

03/20/2025

https://www.law360.com/articles/2251880/ex-venture-global-exec-says-co-lowballed-then-fired-her

A former Venture Global executive has sued the U.S. natural gas company in Virginia federal court for allegedly breaching a decades-old stock option agreement, claiming the company's co-founders refused to let her exercise millions of dollars' worth of soon-to-expire options, then fired her for comp...

03/20/2025

https://lailluminator.com/2025/02/19/venture-global-2/

Neighbors, both for and against a proposed Venture Global natural gas facility, had the chance to share their thoughts on the project.