Tag: Louisiana

Strategic Biofuels completes carbon sequestration well permit application

Strategic Biofuels completes carbon sequestration well permit application

March 16, 2023 |

In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels has completed the filing of its Class VI Carbon Sequestration Well Permit Application with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR). The Class VI application fully integrated the extensive data collected during the 2021 drilling and testing of the Company’s Louisiana Green Fuels Class […]

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DOE invites Louisiana Green Fuels to apply for $1.6B loan guarantee

DOE invites Louisiana Green Fuels to apply for $1.6B loan guarantee

March 8, 2023 |

In Louisiana, accelerating an already impressive pace for the construction of its Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) Project, Strategic Biofuels has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) to submit a Part II application for a proposed $1.6 billion loan guarantee under the Title XVII Innovative Clean Energy Loan Guarantee […]

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Eni teams with PBF Energy in 50/50 JV to develop Louisiana biorefinery

Eni teams with PBF Energy in 50/50 JV to develop Louisiana biorefinery

February 16, 2023 |

In Louisiana, Eni Sustainable Mobility and PBF Energy Inc. announced they have entered into definitive agreements to partner in a 50-50 joint venture, St. Bernard Renewables LLC (SBR), for the biorefinery currently under construction co-located with PBF’s Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana (US). Upon consummation of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including […]

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Shell to supply biosurfactants for Henkel detergents

Shell to supply biosurfactants for Henkel detergents

January 23, 2023 |

In Louisiana, two Shell Chemical LP production sites will manufacture biobased surfactants for Henkel, producer of household-name detergents like Persil, Purex and all. The collaboration will replace up to 200,000 metric tons of fossil feedstocks used in the manufacture of surfactants with feedstocks that are based on renewable raw materials. Shell estimates that the switch […]

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IMTT closes sale of Gretna, Louisiana liquid storage terminal to BWC Terminals

IMTT closes sale of Gretna, Louisiana liquid storage terminal to BWC Terminals

January 5, 2023 |

In Louisiana, IMTT announced it has closed on the sale of the company’s bulk liquids storage terminal located in Gretna, Louisiana to BWC Terminals LLC. The Gretna terminal is located on the Mississippi River and has approximately 2.3 million barrels of storage capacity, with truck, rail, and deep-water marine access. “BWC was uniquely positioned to […]

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Strategic Biofuels breaks ground for infrastructure improvements funded by port grant

Strategic Biofuels breaks ground for infrastructure improvements funded by port grant

December 12, 2022 |

In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels joined Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson and Port of Columbia (Port) representatives for a groundbreaking ceremony to signal construction commencing at the Port on several infrastructure improvement projects which will be funded by a $15 million grant from the DOTD Port Priority Program (PPP). Construction […]

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US Forest Service awards Strategic Biofuels a cooperative agreement under Wood Innovations Program

US Forest Service awards Strategic Biofuels a cooperative agreement under Wood Innovations Program

October 12, 2022 |

In Louisiana, the U.S. Forest Service awarded Strategic Biofuels a cooperative agreement under its Wood Innovations Program for the first phase of a multiphase project to develop a robust, auditable cloud-based system for demonstrating compliance of forestry feedstock with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Strategic Biofuels is […]

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Shell close to FID on $1.48B Convent refinery conversion to renewable diesel and SAF

Shell close to FID on $1.48B Convent refinery conversion to renewable diesel and SAF

October 3, 2022 |

In Louisiana, the Houston Chronicle reports Shell plans to invest $1.48 billion to convert its former Convent oil refinery outside New Orleans. The first stage of the conversion would see renewable diesel and SAF produced for used and virgin oils as well as animal fats. The project is part of a potential $10 billion plan […]

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Louisiana votes unanimously to provide up to $1.1B in revenue bonds for Louisiana Green Fuels project

Louisiana votes unanimously to provide up to $1.1B in revenue bonds for Louisiana Green Fuels project

September 8, 2022 |

In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels says the Louisiana Community Development Authority’s (LCDA) Executive Committee voted unanimously to adopt a resolution granting final approval for the issuance of up to $1.1 billion of its Revenue Bonds to finance a portion of the Louisiana Green Fuels project (LGF). The utilization of waste materials to produce fuels enables the […]

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Port of Columbia scores $1M DHS and FEMA grant

Port of Columbia scores $1M DHS and FEMA grant

August 25, 2022 |

In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels announced that the Port of Columbia, home to the Louisiana Green Fuels project (LGF) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA through its Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). The PSGP is part of a series of grant programs created by Congress and […]

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