Exxon Mobil Corp. will delay the startup of its Beaumont refinery expansion on the Texas Gulf Coast by a year as the oil giant weathers low demand for petroleum products and seeks to save cash amid the Covid-19 pandemic, people familiar with the plans said.

Exxon Mobil Corp. will delay the startup of its Beaumont refinery expansion on the Texas Gulf Coast by a year as the oil giant weathers low demand for petroleum products and seeks to save cash amid the Covid-19 pandemic, people familiar with the plans said.

Ford Park doesn't need any more controversy, but it got some on Tuesday. When the park is finally sold, taxpayers should have confidence that the process was handled correctly and Jefferson County commissioners got the best bid possible.

Ford Park doesn't need any more controversy, but it got some on Tuesday. When the park is finally sold, taxpayers should have confidence that the process was handled correctly and Jefferson County commissioners got the best bid possible.

There are plenty of things to dislike about hurricanes, and one of them is something that happens before they strike: Petrochemical plants in the area discharge hundreds of pounds of pollutants as they hurriedly prepare to shut down various units. Area plants need to do better, and state and federal regulators should make sure they do.

There are plenty of things to dislike about hurricanes, and one of them is something that happens before they strike: Petrochemical plants in the area discharge hundreds of pounds of pollutants as they hurriedly prepare to shut down various units. Area plants need to do better, and state and federal regulators should make sure they do.

You might not think of Joe Biden as a reincarnation of Jimmy Carter, but that's basically the role he's playing in this election. This election is mostly boiling down to character.

You might not think of Joe Biden as a reincarnation of Jimmy Carter, but that's basically the role he's playing in this election. This election is mostly boiling down to character.

The Democratic National Convention is in the history books, and now the other side has its turn. The Republican Convention begins tonight, where the case for President Trump's re-election will be offered.

The Democratic National Convention is in the history books, and now the other side has its turn. The Republican Convention begins tonight, where the case for President Trump's re-election will be offered.