Tagged: oil and gas

Politics
5:24 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Could Obama's Gas Policies Bring Jobs to La.?

Credit Pete Souza
In President Obama's State of the Union address, he spoke about the place of oil and gas in a time of climate change and growing green energy.

President Barack Obama touched on the oil and gas industry in his State of the Union. Some of these initiatives may benefit Louisiana’s economy.

First, the President suggested loosening regulation. “My administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits,” Obama said. “That’s got to be a part of an all-of-the-above plan.” 


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Economic Development
1:35 pm
Mon December 3, 2012

Gas-to-Liquid Plant to be First in U.S.

Johannesburg-based Sasol plans to invest up to $21 billion in a gas-to-liquids facility in Westlake.

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