News Releases
LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor, Research Team Seek to Plug Orphan Wells Leaking Methane
September 19, 2023 BATON ROUGE, LA – There are currently more than 4,500 orphan oil wells in Louisiana, meaning oil companies have abandoned them for one reason or another, namely for not making money. Nearly 450 of these wells were tagged “orphan” in 1994, which means they have been dormant and possibly leaking methane gas for nearly 30 years.
LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor Receives DOE Grant for CO2 Storage
September 14, 2023 BATON ROUGE, LA – LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Assistant Professor Olufemi Olorode recently received a $525,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Basic Energy Sciences program to research carbon dioxide storage in gas hydrates using coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD).
LSU, UT-Austin Hosting Meeting on CO2 Storage Monitoring
August 4, 2023 BATON ROUGE, LA – Media are invited to attend the opening of the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas (IEAGHG) Monitoring Network Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 8 a.m., in the Noland/Laborde Hall at the Cook Conference Center on LSU’s campus.
LSU Alumnus Lee Stockwell: Shell's National Leader for Carbon Capture
April 18, 2023 Lee Stockwell graduated from LSU with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering in 2001, at a time when U.S. oil production had been decreasing for decades. Today, as a leader in a rapidly changing industry, he serves as the general manager of carbon capture and storage, or CCS, at Shell, shaping the nationwide development of one of the premier technologies for the ongoing transition toward energy sustainability for the world.
Nunes Celebrates His Last Day of Work
Fenelon Nunes enjoyed his last day of work at LSU
A Change in Leadership: Kam Named Interim Chair
Professor Karsten Thompson moves from department chair to interim dean while Professor Seung Kam becomes interim chair.
Wooden Honored for 30 Years of Service
Mrs. Jeanette Wooden Honored for 30 Years of Service at LSU