Olivia Pulsinelli

2 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Olivia Pulsinelli

Australia-based Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (NYSE: WDS) will sell a 40% stake in the liquefied natural gas project it acquired when it bought Houston-based Tellurian Inc. last year. New York-based alternative investment firm Stonepeak, which has a Houston office, will pay $5.7 billion for a 40% interest in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC, the subsidiary developing the project formerly known as Driftwood LNG.

3 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Olivia Pulsinelli

Houston-based CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) this week closed a $1.2 billion deal it announced in February 2024. Affiliates of Bernhard Capital Partners acquired CenterPoint’s natural gas distribution utilities in Louisiana and Mississippi, including approximately 12,000 miles of main pipeline serving approximately 380,000 metered customers. New Orleans-based Delta Utilities immediately assumed responsibility for serving those customers.

3 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Olivia Pulsinelli

Meanwhile, the board remains focused on overseeing BP leaders’ implementation of the company’s new “reset” strategy, which it announced in late February. Helge Lund plans to step down from BP PLC (NYSE: BP), the London-based oil major said April 4. The announcement comes on the heels of activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP taking a stake in the company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Houston.

1 month ago | bizjournals.com | Olivia Pulsinelli

Crown Castle's latest CEO change comes less than two weeks after the company announced the $8.5 billion divestment of its fiber segment. Houston-based Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) is making more changes. The telecommunications infrastructure company said March 24 it has terminated Steven Moskowitz, who joined the company as president and CEO in April 2024.

1 month ago | bizjournals.com | Olivia Pulsinelli

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo came to a close on March 23, but not before setting some more records. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo came to a close on March 23, but not before setting some more records. Final attendance numbers for the entire weekend and overall event are not in yet, but Saturday, March 22, was the highest total attendance on a single day since at least 2003, with 199,220 people counted for all activities on the grounds.