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Louisiana has a warm and sunny climate, making it an ideal location for solar power generation. The state has an average of 216 sunny days per year, higher than the national average.
Louisiana has large, flat expanses of land that can be used for solar panel installations.
The federal government selected the first two areas for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Mexico in 2022, clearing the way for offshore wind turbines south of Lake Charles.
Louisiana has a well-established industrial infrastructure and provides dock space needed to handle incoming goods. The state also has the existing facilities needed to convert steel and composites into finished products, such as blades and foundations, and the prowess for offshore installation.
Offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico could eventually generate 10% of all U.S. wind energy.
The state’s wood biomass facilities are capable of producing 1.26 million tons of biomass wood pellets per year, representing 9.4% of pellet production in the U.S.
Louisiana’s multiple ports offer a gateway to international commerce hubs. Delta Biofuel transforms millions of tons of sugarcane waste into a renewable, global energy solution capable of powering some of Europe’s largest utilities.
The state is home to numerous global companies with operations in the Gulf, one of the most productive oil and gas basins in the world. Offshore activity includes drilling, production and transportation of oil and gas.
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port is the only deepwater oil port in the nation, providing tanker offloading at a rate of 100,000 barrels of crude oil per hour. It is the largest point of entry for U.S. waterborne crude oil. Onshore, LOOP facilities include the Clovelly Dome Storage Terminal where nearly 60 million barrels of crude oil can be stored in eight underground salt caverns and 12 million barrels can be stored above ground.
Louisiana is home to two of the four storage sites that make up the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The two Louisiana sites are capable of holding an emergency stockpile of up to 296 million barrels of crude oil.
The state’s manufacturing companies also play an important role, building platforms, pipelines and other infrastructure needed for seabed extraction. Companies also provide maintenance and repair services to ensure that platforms remain in good condition and operate safely.
The offshore energy sector in Louisiana also supports a range of service industries, including catering, housekeeping and medical services. These companies provide personnel to work on the platforms and ensure that workers have access to food, lodging and medical care.
Key to the hydrogen industry in Louisiana is its large-scale, advanced pipe network that crisscrosses every major interstate and waterway in the state.
In 2022, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma formed a regional partnership called HALO Hydrogen Hub to develop a regional hydrogen business cluster that will produce, process, deliver and store clean hydrogen. The partnership will focus on education, outreach, research and development, project demonstrations, policy and regulatory support.
Nearly 50,000 miles of integrated pipelines crisscross every major highway, railroad and navigable waterway in the state.
The state holds 6% of the nation’s natural gas reserves.
Located outside of Lafayette, the Henry Hub is a natural gas pipeline that serves as the official delivery location for New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) futures contracts.
A historic leader in oil and gas, Louisiana is strengthening its position as an international powerhouse for liquefied natural gas, advanced manufacturing and next-generation energy solutions.
Louisiana’s momentum is backed by transformative investments across the energy value chain, including Venture Global’s $18 billion expansion in southeast Louisiana, Woodside Energy’s $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project in southwest Louisiana — the largest foreign direct investment in state history — and CF Industries’ $4 billion low-carbon ammonia facility in Ascension Parish. Together, these projects represent more than capital investment. They signal long-term confidence in Louisiana as a hub for energy production, innovation and logistics.
That confidence is supported by a statewide approach that aligns agencies, regional partners, regulators, utilities and private industry around energy investment, project delivery and long-term growth. This coordination builds on Louisiana’s legacy strengths while sharpening its competitive position in LNG, refining, nuclear energy, hydrogen, carbon capture, biofuels and advanced manufacturing.
The numbers speak for themselves: Louisiana is the nation’s leading LNG exporter, responsible for more than 63% of U.S. LNG exports, and ranks No. 2 in refining capacity. With more than 50,000 miles of pipelines, eight deep-draft ports, access to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of America, and one of the nation’s most experienced industrial workforces, the state is built for global energy logistics.
And natural gas is only one part of the story. Louisiana’s refining capacity, carbon sequestration potential, nuclear strategy, hydrogen innovation and advanced manufacturing base are drawing interest from companies seeking speed, scale and certainty. As one of the few states authorized to permit its own carbon sequestration wells, Louisiana has the geology, infrastructure and technical expertise needed to support carbon management solutions.
Through Louisiana Economic Development, the state is cultivating investment, strengthening global partnerships and advancing innovation across the full energy spectrum. Led by an all-of-the-above energy strategy, Louisiana is building on what it has always done best: powering economies, supplying the world and delivering at scale.
