Powering Louisiana’s Energy Workforce
Louisiana’s nationally acclaimed workforce training program is crucial to developing skilled talent.
Louisiana's Expanding Energy Sector Thrives
Louisiana’s global energy leadership is rooted in our natural resources and logistical advantages.
Louisiana has favorable geology for storage of carbon.
Carbon management options in Louisiana support LNG the buildout.
Global hydrogen production is set to quadruple by 2030.
Over $20 billion of investments in new hydrogen energy projects positions Louisiana for the future.
LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Louisiana’s global energy leadership is rooted in our natural resources, logistical advantages, skilled workforce and all-of-the-above sector strategy. By supporting oil and gas interests while exploring hydrogen, nuclear, solar, wind, renewables, electric vehicle battery and CO2 reduction projects, Louisiana is optimized to lead the energy future.
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Workforce and Innovation Power Louisiana’s Emerging Offshore Wind Sector
Louisiana Economic Development
The state’s location on the Gulf of Mexico makes it a natural fit for offshore wind, offering shallow waters with moderate average wave heights.
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.
Louisiana Solar Power Generation is Growing
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana has the potential to generate up to 13,000 megawatts of solar power, equivalent to the state’s total electricity demand.
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.
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Ben Fontenot
Louisiana Economic Development
Director Business Development
India Bellard
Louisiana Economic Development
Director, Business Development
Jason Lanclos
Louisiana Economic Development
Director, State Energy Development and Planning
Marlene Janetos
Louisiana Economic Development
Director of Engagement
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Legacy Energy Companies: Powering the Present, Investing in the Future
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana’s versatile maritime industry supports offshore activity by providing vessels to transport crews, equipment and supplies. Also included is the transportation of drilling rigs and materials such as pipes, cement and drilling fluids.
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.
The one-of-its-kind Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) handles 13% of the United States' foreign oil and connects by pipeline to 50% of the nation’s refining capability.
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana 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), which is capable of holding an emergency stockpile of up to 714 million barrels of crude oil.
Louisiana Leverages Pipeline Network, Partnerships to Meet Surging Hydrogen Demand
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana’s private sector has announced over $20 billion of hydrogen energy projects.
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.
Louisiana is Playing an Increasingly Critical Role in the Global LNG Supply Chain
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana boasts three of the nation’s seven LNG export terminals, with more facilities planned.
Nearly 50,000 miles of integrated pipelines crisscross every major highway, railroad and navigable waterway in the state.
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.
The state holds 8% of the nation’s natural gas reserves.
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Louisiana has abundant and accessible raw materials such as timber, natural gas and mineral deposits, providing unique advantages for manufacturers and energy producers.
As a natural gas hub, Louisiana has the means to produce and globally export this valuable commodity, making Louisiana a key component of the international energy supply chain. Leading in salt, clay, sand and gypsum resources, Louisiana produces valuable commodities for manufacturers and chemical processors.
As a legacy producer and service provider to the energy industry, Louisiana offers tremendous intellectual capital that can be leveraged to manufacture critical components, develop technology or optimize service operations critical to all energy industries.
LED FastStart, Louisiana’s nationally acclaimed workforce training program, is crucial to developing new skilled talent and training the sizable energy workforce that currently exists. Importantly, doing so betters the state’s ability to diversify its economy while improving education, training and job opportunities.
Stop by booth 7536, Hall 7, to learn more about Louisiana's business advantages from the Louisiana Economic Development team and meet ten co-exhibitors offering a variety of products and services for the energy sector. Participating companies include:
Arc Energy
Connection Technology
Enviro-Tech Systems
Hoffmann Ventures, LLC
Ideal Energy Solutions LLC
Lift-Off Pipe Supports
Oil Center Research International, L.L.C.
Produced Water Solutions LLC
Sun Specialty Products
Techcrane International
As a natural gas hub, Louisiana has the means to produce and globally export this valuable commodity, making Louisiana a key component of the international energy supply chain. Leading in salt, clay, sand and gypsum resources, Louisiana produces valuable commodities for manufacturers and chemical processors.
As a legacy producer and service provider to the energy industry, Louisiana offers tremendous intellectual capital that can be leveraged to manufacture critical components, develop technology or optimize service operations critical to all energy industries.
LED FastStart, Louisiana’s nationally acclaimed workforce training program, is crucial to developing new skilled talent and training the sizable energy workforce that currently exists. Importantly, doing so betters the state’s ability to diversify its economy while improving education, training and job opportunities.
Stop by booth 7536, Hall 7, to learn more about Louisiana's business advantages from the Louisiana Economic Development team and meet ten co-exhibitors offering a variety of products and services for the energy sector. Participating companies include:
Arc Energy
Connection Technology
Enviro-Tech Systems
Hoffmann Ventures, LLC
Ideal Energy Solutions LLC
Lift-Off Pipe Supports
Oil Center Research International, L.L.C.
Produced Water Solutions LLC
Sun Specialty Products
Techcrane International
