Industry Sectors
-
Exploration & Production
Louisiana is the country’s top crude oil producer when production from its section of the federally administered Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is included. When that production is excluded, Louisiana ranks fourth in the Nation behind Texas, Alaska, and California. (Source: EIA)
Louisiana is one of the top natural gas-producing States in the country. Including output from the Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Louisiana ranks second in the Nation in natural gas production. Excluding OCS production, Louisiana ranks fifth. About three-fifths of the State’s natural gas production typically takes place in the OCS, although substantial production takes place in the northern and southern parts of the State, as well as offshore in State waters. (Source: EIA)
Louisiana E&P Facts
- Louisiana produces an estimated 66,566,000 barrels of crude oil annually, not including OCS production. (Source: EIA)
- Including federal OCS production, Louisiana produced nearly $1.55 million barrels per day in 2010 (Source: Loren Scott Study) - That’s nearly 30 percent of the nation’s crude oil production
- Louisiana produces an estimated 1,548,607 million cubic feet of natural gas annually, which is 7.2% of total U.S. natural gas production. (Source: EIA)
-
Refineries
Louisiana Refinery Facts
- Louisiana ranks second among the 50 states in petroleum refining capacity.
- Louisiana uses 17 refineries to handle 3.0 million barrels of crude oil per day.
- At its peak, the state had more than 30 refineries operating in Louisiana.
- Operating refineries in Louisiana account for approximately 18% of the nation’s refining capacity.
- ExxonMobil’s refinery located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the second largest refinery in the United States, and the eleventh largest in the world.
- Marathon’s refinery located in Garyville, Louisiana is the third largest in the United States.
- Louisiana’s refineries serve the states of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Illinois and the eastern seaboard.
Louisiana Operating Refineries Crude Oil Capacity as of 2011
Refinery Location Bbls/day Alon Refining Krotz Springs 83,000 Calcasieu Refining Lake Charles 72,000 Calumet Specialty Products Cotton Valley 9,500 Calumet Specialty Products Princeton 9,500 Calumet Specialty Products Shreveport 35,000 Chalmette Refining, LLC Chalmette 189,000 Citgo Petroleum Lake Charles 440,000 ConocoPhillips Lake Charles 239,000 ConocoPhillips Alliance 247,000 ExxonMobil Baton Rouge 503,500 Marathon Petroleum Garyville 464,000 Motiva Enterprises Convent 227,000 Motiva Enterprises Norco 220,000 Murphy Oil Meraux 125,000 Placid Refining Co Port Allen 56,050 Shell Chemical St. Rose 55,000 Valero Refining Co Norco 250,000 Refinery Yield Per Barrel of Oil Final Products Made From Crude Oil Gasoline 45.8 % Ink Cosmetics Jet Fuel 10.7 Heart Valves Sneakers Liquefied Gases 3.6 Crayons Bubble Gum Kerosene 0.3 Parachutes Car Bodies Distillate 20.9 Telephones Tires Residual Fuel Oil 6.8 Brassieres House Paint Feedstocks 2.9 Tape Ammonia Special Napthas 0.4 Antiseptics Eyeglasses Lubricants 1.2 Purses Life Jackets Waxes 0.1 Deodorant Fertilizers Coke 3.9 Panty Hose Movie Film Asphalt 3.2 Shoes Loudspeakers Still Gas 4.8 Volleyballs Basketballs Miscellaneous 0.5 Tape Combs Shortage (Gain*) -4.9 Floor Wax Gasoline *The final total product of a refined barrel of crude oil may exceed 1 barrel, since some of the lighter liquids are in a near gaseous state and accordingly take up more volume. This list is only a sampling of the products made from crude oil. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. It is meant to show in just how many areas products made from crude oil are found and used. 
-
Pipelines
Louisiana Oil and Gas Pipelines
The pipeline industry is a vital part of the oil and gas industry in Louisiana. Louisiana has an extensive pipeline network with thousands of miles of pipeline in the state, serving all facets of the industry as well as consumers.
Louisiana pipelines safely transport crude oil from the Gulf of Mexico to refineries in Louisiana and other states as well as carry natural gas to all parts of the country. Pipelines transport natural gas from producing states such as Louisiana to utility companies, chemical companies and other users throughout the nation. Pipelines are also used to transport refined petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel from refineries in Louisiana and other states to markets all over the country.
Louisiana Pipeline Facts
- 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 approximately $1.7 Billion, according to the Louisiana Tax Commission’s 2010 Annual Report.
- The pipeline industry employs an average of 2,611 persons in Louisiana with an annual payroll of more than $203 million. (Source: Loren Scott Study p.7)
- 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.
-
Fuels Marketing
Marketing is the wholesale and retail distribution, including tanker truck transportation, of refined petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel to business, industry, government and public consumers.
Louisiana’s Consumption
Approximately 2 billion gallons of gasoline are consumed in Louisiana, with most of it being purchased at gasoline stations located in virtually every community of the state.
Gasoline Prices
What we pay for in a regular gallon of gasoline?
- Taxes 10%
- Distribution & Marketing 5%
- Refining 16%
- Crude Oil 69%
- (Source: EIA, April 2011)
Motor Fuel Taxes
Gasoline Motor Fuel Taxes (as of May 2011)
The federal tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon.
Region Total State (Excise + Other) Total State & Federal Northeast 31.3 49.7 Mid Atlantic 32.2 50.6 South Atlantic 28.9 47.3 Midwest 31.6 50.0 South 20.1 38.5 Mountain 23.0 41.4 West 42.9 61.3 US Average 31.1 49.5 Louisiana’s Gasoline Tax (cents per gallon) State Excise Tax 20.0 + Other State Tax 0.0 + Federal Excise Tax 18.4 = 38.4 cents per gallon
(Source: API)
The American Petroleum Institute (API) collects motor fuel tax information for all 50 states and compiles a quarterly report and chart detailing changes and calculating a nationwide average.
