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EPA denies 36 refinery biofuel waivers, gives most of them some relief

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied 36 petitions from oil refiners seeking exemptions to the nation's biofuel blending laws for the 2018 compliance year, but will provide 31 of those refineries with another avenue to seek relief. Read More

Communication is a key component of our survival, from communicating our needs to warning others of danger, and refinery work is naturally a high-risk environment. So, how do we open the lines of communication to lessen hazards and increase safety? Here are five things you need to know. Read More

Occidental's Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary and Weyerhaeuser Company announced an agreement for the evaluation and potential development of a carbon capture and sequestration project in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Read More

Texas, the ninth largest economy in the world according to Gross Domestic Product, saw a 10.1% increase in the annual rate growth of real GDP in the last quarter of 2021. Read More

Speaking at the 23rd World Petroleum Congress, Steve Prusak noted that the oil and gas industry's fundamentals are strong, as evidenced by a thriving middle class. Read More

In the recent Louisiana Economic Forecast, over $133.9 billion in projects are either underway or announced on or below Interstate Highway 10. Billions more in projects have been completed since 2012. Read More