https://www.miningweekly.com

Receive our free daily newsletter:

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southern United States, with its capital at Baton Rouge. The state sits on the Gulf of Mexico coast and is a major hub for the US energy industry, particularly oil and gas production, refining and liquefied natural gas export. Louisiana's economy is heavily influenced by its extensive petrochemical corridor along the Mississippi River, which hosts numerous refineries, chemical plants and LNG terminals. The state is home to the Port of South Louisiana, one of the largest ports in the world by tonnage, and the Port of New Orleans, both critical for energy exports and international trade. Louisiana's offshore waters in the Gulf of Mexico contain significant oil and gas reserves, making it a key contributor to US domestic energy production. The state also benefits from onshore production, pipeline infrastructure and storage facilities that connect Gulf Coast operations to national and international markets. Louisiana's energy sector supports a substantial portion of its workforce and state revenue, positioning it as a strategic asset in US energy security. The state was admitted to the Union in 1812 and has a distinctive cultural heritage shaped by French, Spanish, African and Native American influences.

Louisiana News


Aclara Metals demonstration plant
Aclara, CAP inaugurate Chile rare earth metals, alloys demo plant
8th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed rare earths developer Aclara Resources and its joint venture (JV) partner CAP have launched a demonstration plant to develop the technology to produce rare earth metals and alloys at... 


Aclara's pilot plant
Aclara expands demo facility to separate more types of rare earths
7th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed rare earths developer Aclara Resources is expanding the scope of its planned rare earths separation facility in Louisiana called Project Dynamo to incorporate separation capabilities for... 


Aluminium bars
Investment firm Heeney celebrates return of aluminium shipments from Venezuela to US
6th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US investment firm Heeney Capital has celebrated the arrival and unloading of the first shipment of primary aluminium to the US from Venezuela in nearly a decade. The 15 000-t shipment arrived at... 


Venture Global LNG operation
ConocoPhillips signs 20-year LNG deal with Venture Global
2nd October 2026 By: Reuters

Venture Global and ConocoPhillips said on Thursday they had signed a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement under which ConocoPhillips will buy one-million tonnes a year of LNG... 


An image of a PVC pipe in a ground canal
Shintech Plaquemine integrated production expansion project, US
28th August 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project entails a further expansion of Shintech’s integrated PVC production capabilities at its existing Plaquemine manufacturing complex. 


Ucore's demo facility
Canadian rare earths refiner Ucore demonstrates NdPr recovery from different feedstocks
21st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian rare earths refiner Ucore Rare Metals has produced a high-purity (99.5%) neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) sample from two different feedstocks at its commercialisation and demonstration... 


An image of rare-earth oxides
Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex, US
14th August 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is intended to process mixed rare earth carbonate and mixed rare-earth oxide feedstocks. 


Natural gas infrastructure
US natural gas output, demand to hit record highs in 2026, EIA says
12th August 2026 By: Reuters

US natural gas supply and demand will both rise to record highs in 2026, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook on Tuesday. The EIA projected dry gas... 


Ucore's RapidSX technology
Ucore sends commercial-grade dysprosium samples for offtaker evaluation
7th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has produced commercial-grade 99.9% dysprosium oxide that will be sent to major rare earth permanent magnet and electronics manufacturers for technical evaluation.... 


Rare earths
Aclara secures $20m of property tax exemptions in Louisiana ahead of rare earths processing build
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Aclara Resources has confirmed final approval by the Louisiana government of more than $20-million in property tax exemptions for the planned heavy rare earth separation facility at the... 


Sam Houston Jones State Park, in Louisiana
Woodside Energy pledges $5m restore native habitats in Louisiana
24th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Woodside Energy has announced a $5-million investment in a comprehensive, multi-year initiative to restore biodiversity and strengthen the environmental resilience of Sam Houston Jones State Park,... 


Rare earths
Aclara secures Chile environmental approval for Penco rare-earths project
24th June 2026 By: Reuters

TSX-listed Aclara Resources said on Tuesday it had received the final environmental greenlight for its Penco Module rare-earths project in Chile's Biobio region, a key step that moves the company... 


Ucore's rare earths processing facility
Ucore ships qualification samples of NdPr oxide to potential offtakers
23rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has successfully produced commercial-grade neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide and shipped initial qualification samples to major rare earth permanent magnet... 


An image of Ucore's SMC facility
Ucore, SOMA to collaborate on rare earth supply chain
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has announced a strategic cooperation framework with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) to support the development of a diversified rare earth supply chain... 


Alumina 'red mud' tailings site in Louisiana
Colorado School of Mines, ElementUSA awarded US gov funding to recover rare earths from alumina tailings
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Research university Colorado School of Mines and mid-stream minerals processing company ElementUSA have been awarded $67-million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to build a plant... 


Scientists in rare earths demo plant
Ucore estimates higher cost Louisiana rare earths plant, but markedly improved long-term configuration
29th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nova Scotia-based Ucore Rare Metals has determined optimised configurations for its planned rare earth production lines at the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC).   This follows the company... 


Aclara rare earths processing pilot plant
Aclara confirms 18-year high-purity heavy rare earth production viability at Carina
13th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Aclara Resources confirms in a feasibility study for its Carina project, in Brazil, the viability of an 18-year operation producing 4 378 t/y of rare earth oxides. This includes... 


Rare earth oxides
Aclara nears completion of Penco Module permitting process
2nd April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Aclara Resources has entered the last stage of the permitting process for its Penco Module project, in Chile. The company submitted the final addendum for its environmental impact... 


Oil execs say price swings make it hard to 'drill, baby, drill'
Oil execs say price swings make it hard to 'drill, baby, drill'
26th March 2026 By: Reuters

Activity in the US oil and gas sector in the key producing states of Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico increased in the first quarter of 2026 although output was steady for now, a survey released by... 


Lizz Westcott has been appointed CEO and MD of Woodside Energy
Woodside appoints interim chief Liz Westcott as permanent CEO
18th March 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy on Wednesday appointed interim chief Liz Westcott as CEO and MD, succeeding Meg O'Neill who departed Australia's largest oil and gas producer in December to take the... 


1
2

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION

➕

➕







pqt: 0.07s - ct: 0.119s - 275pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now