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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol (SLM) CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 The South Louisiana Methanol site will be the largest of its kind in North America. James Parish. ZEEP) and New Zealand-based Todd Corp.

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EIA: Proved reserves of US natural gas increased 32% during 2021

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US proved reserves had previously decreased 4% in 2020 as a response to prices that fell with decreased consumption during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prices heavily affect estimates of proved reserves. The wholesale spot price for natural gas at the US benchmark Henry Hub in Louisiana averaged $3.89

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Plug Power, Olin JV to produce green hydrogen in 15 ton per day plant in Louisiana

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Gabriel, Louisiana will produce 15 tons per day (tpd) of green hydrogen. The results vary with co-product treatment scenarios, regional electric grid characteristics, on-site power generation, product prices, and hydrogen yield. The first production plant in St.

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Low oil prices hurting some US shale operations; slumping oil prices putting pressure on drillers

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Unless there’s a significant reversal in oil prices, we’re going to see continued declines in the rig count, especially those drilling for oil,” James Williams, president of WTRG Economics, told Fuel Fix in an interview. “We Some of the more expensive shale regions will not be profitable at current prices.

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Shell will not move forward with $12.5B US Gulf Coast GTL project

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Royal Dutch Shell plc will not move forward with the proposed 140,000 barrels per day Gulf Coast gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Louisiana and will suspend any further work on the project, which was estimated to cost some $12.5 Earlier post.) Shell built the first commercial GTL facility in Malaysia in 1993.

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Cool Planet breaks ground on its first biomass-to-renewable gasoline plant

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Cool Planet Energy Systems, a technology company producing green fuels and biochar products, broke ground on the company’s first commercial facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, dubbed Project Genesis. The facility will be located at the Port of Alexandria, on the Red River Waterway in Central Louisiana. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Louisiana Dealership caught posting misleading Ford F-150 EV listing on Facebook

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A Louisiana dealership is playing tricks on potential customers by listing a used Ford F-150 Lightning EV for $5,000 on Facebook. At the very bottom of the description, it was noted that the $5,000 price was the “ suggested deposit WAC.”. . I did some digging and easily found the listing. . Screenshot taken by Teslarati.

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