ExxonMobil investigated and blamed the problems on an "atypical variation" in the fuel, though all of the gasoline produced met regulatory specifications.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — ExxonMobil says the benzene release June 14 at its chemical plant in Baton Rouge was far bigger than the 10 pounds reported then, and could be as much as 28,700 pounds.
That estimate is in a required report to the state Department of Environmental Quality about the spill of naphtha, which contains benzene...
Wall Street falls as oil and metal prices slide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 71 points to 13,126. Mark Lasseigne has your stock market report in today's Acadiana Business Index.
Alcoa, Caterpillar and United Technologies--three companies exposed to swings in the global economic cycle--led the Dow components lower...
Despite the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 21 points,
the Dow finished the month with a 3.4% gain, its largest percentage increase in January since 1997. Mark Lasseigne has your stock market report report on today's Acadiana Business Index...
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle announces ExxonMobil Corporation has made the first major post-moratorium oil and gas discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.