LOUISIANA OIL AND GAS PIPELINES

THERE IS A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES OF PIPELINES MOVING THROUGH LOUISIANA. THERE IS AN ESTIMATED 87,764 MILES OF PIPELINES ONSHORE LOUISIANA AND 37,000 MILES OF PIPELINES IN LOUISIANA OCS WATERS.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF FLOW LINES AND GATHERING LINES MOVING OIL AND GAS FROM THE WELLHEAD TO SEPARATING FACILITIES WHILE OTHER PIPELINES TRANSPORT CHEMICAL PRODUCTS WITH NO PETROLEUM BASE.

THE TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PIPELINES IN LOUISIANA IS OVER $1.9 BILLION, ACCORDING TO THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION’S 2011 ANNUAL REPORT.

THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY EMPLOYS AN AVERAGE OF 2,611 PERSONS IN LOUISIANA WITH AN ANNUAL PAYROLL OF MORE THAN $203 MILLION.

LOUISIANA IS HOME TO THE WORLD’S ONLY OFFSHORE SUPERPORT, LOUISIANA OFFSHORE OIL PORT (LOOP), WHICH ALLOWS SUPERTANKERS TO UNLOAD CRUDE OIL AWAY FROM SHORE SO THAT IT CAN BE TRANSPORTED VIA PIPELINE TO ONSHORE TERMINALS. LOOP IS THE ONLY PORT IN THE U.S. CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING DEEPDRAFT TANKERS.

THE HENRY HUB IN LOUISIANA IS A HUB OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINES IN ERATH, LOUISIANA THAT SERVES AS THE PRICING POINT FOR NATURAL GAS FUTURES TRADING IN THE UNITED STATES.

CHENIERE’S SABINE PASS LNG (LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS) IMPORT TERMINAL IS THE LARGEST OF NINE EXISTING LNG IMPORT SITES IN THE UNITED STATES.