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Last Update: November 5, 2009
Next Update: November 19, 2009

Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Acadia Energy Center Capacity = 1,063 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Arsenal Hill Capacity = 110 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Bayou Cove Peaking Power Capacity = 300 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: D G Hunter Capacity = 125 MW Coal Power Plant Plant Name: Dolet Hills Capacity = 650 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Evangeline Power Station Capacity = 743 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Lieberman Capacity = 268 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Louis Doc Bonin Capacity = 302 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Perryville Power Station Capacity = 691 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: PPG Powerhouse C Capacity = 303 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Quachita Power LLC Capacity = 816 MW Coal Power Plant Plant Name: R S Nelson Capacity = 550 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: R S Nelson Capacity = 653 MW Coal Power Plant Plant Name: Rodemacher Capacity = 523 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Rodemacher Capacity = 440 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: RS Cogen Capacity = 396 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Monroe Capacity = 126 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: NRG Sterlington Power LLC Capacity = 176 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Sterlington Capacity = 408 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Calcasieu Power LLC Capacity = 310 MW Petroleum Power Plant Plant Name: R S Nelson Capacity = 213 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: PPG Riverside Capacity = 119 MW Nuclear Power Plant Plant Name: River Bend Capacity = 967 MW Hydroelectric Power Plant Plant Name: Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric Capacity = 192 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant Capacity = 844 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Nine Mile Point Capacity = 1,804 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Teche Capacity = 430 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Big Cajun 1 Capacity = 430 MW Coal Power Plant Plant Name: Big Cajun 2 Capacity = 1,730 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Carville Energy LLC Capacity = 500 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Dow St Charles Operations Capacity = 282 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Formosa Plastics Capacity = 115 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Georgia Gulf Plaquemine Capacity = 240 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Kaiser Aluminum Capacity = 106 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: LaO Energy Systems Capacity = 648 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Little Gypsy Capacity = 1,204 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Louisiana 1 Capacity = 382 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Louisiana 2 Capacity = 138 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Waterford 1 & 2 Capacity = 805 MW Nuclear Power Plant Plant Name: Waterford 3 Capacity = 1,152 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Willow Glen Capacity = 2,045 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Michoud Capacity = 860 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Plant Name: Taft Cogeneration Facility Capacity = 790 MW LNG Import Terminal Terminal Name: Gulf Gateway Energy Bridge LNG Import Terminal Terminal Name: Lake Charles LNG Import Terminal Terminal Name: Cameron (under construction) LNG Import Terminal Terminal Name: Sabine Pass (under construction) Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Calumet Lubricants Company LP Refinery Name: Cotton Valley Refinery Capacity = 13,020 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Calumet Lubricants Company LP Refinery Name: Princeton Refinery Capacity = 8,300 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Excel Paralubes Refinery Name: Westlake Refinery Capacity = 0 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Calcasieu Refining Company Refinery Name: Lake Charles Refinery Capacity = 78,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Pelican Refining Company LLC Refinery Name: Lake Charles Refinery Capacity = 0 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Citgo Petroleum Corp Refinery Name: Lake Charles Refinery Capacity = 429,500 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Calumet Shreveport, LLC Refinery Name: Shreveport Refinery Capacity = 42,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: ConocoPhillips Company Refinery Name: Westlake Refinery Capacity = 239,400 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC Refinery Name: Garyville Refinery Capacity = 245,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company Refinery Name: Baton Rouge Refinery Capacity = 503,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: ConocoPhillips Company Refinery Name: Belle Chasse Refinery Capacity = 247,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Chalmette Refining, LLC Refinery Name: Chalmette Refinery Capacity = 192,760 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Motiva Enterprises, LLC Refinery Name: Convent Refinery Capacity = 235,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Murphy Oil USA Inc Refinery Name: Meraux Refinery Capacity = 120,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Placid Refining Company Refinery Name: Port Allen Refinery Capacity = 56,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Valero Refining Company Louisiana Refinery Name: Krotz Springs Refinery Capacity = 80,000 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Valero Refining New Orleans, LLC Refinery Name: Norco Refinery Capacity = 185,003 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Motiva Enterprises, LLC Refinery Name: Norco Refinery Capacity = 226,500 bbl/d Petroleum Refinery Company Name: Shell Chem LP Refinery Name: Saint Rose Refinery Capacity = 55,000 bbl/d Mississippi Mississippi Arkansas Texas Strategic Petroleum Reserve Facility Name: Bayou Choctaw Planned Capacity = 76 million barrels Strategic Petroleum Reserve Facility Name: West Hackberry Planned Capacity = 227 million barrels Oil Seaport/Oil Import Site Port Name: New Orleans Import Quantity in 2006: 501,189 bbl/d Oil Seaport/Oil Import Site Port Name: Lake Charles Import Quantity in 2006: 422,238 bbl/d Oil Seaport/Oil Import Site Port Name: Baton Rouge Import Quantity in 2006: 270,770 bbl/d Oil Seaport/Oil Import Site Port Name: Gramercy Import Quantity in 2006: 140,707 bbl/d Oil Seaport/Oil Import Site Port Name: St Rose Import Quantity in 2006: 60,192 bbl/d Oil Seaport/Oil Import Site Port Name: Morgan City Import Quantity in 2006: 945,466 bbl/d Natural Gas Hub Hub Name: Egan Hub Est. 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    Louisiana Quick Facts

  • Louisiana ranks fourth among the States in crude oil production, behind Texas, Alaska, and California (excluding Federal offshore areas, which produce more than any single State).
  • The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is the only port in the United States capable of accommodating deepdraft tankers.
  • Two of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s four storage facilities are located in Louisiana.
  • The Henry Hub is the largest centralized point for natural gas spot and futures trading in the United States, providing access to major markets throughout the country.
  • The liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Sabine is the largest of nine existing LNG import sites in the United States.




 

Overview

Resources and Consumption

Louisiana is rich in crude oil and natural gas. Oil and gas deposits are found in abundance both onshore and offshore in State-owned waters. However, the vast majority of Louisiana’s crude oil reserves and a large share of its natural gas reserves are found offshore in the Louisiana section of the federally administered Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico OCS is the largest U.S. oil-producing region, and the Louisiana section, which contains many of the Nation’s largest oil fields, holds more than nine-tenths of the crude oil reserves in that region. Including its federally administered reserves, Louisiana’s crude oil reserves account for nearly one-fifth of total U.S. oil reserves, and its natural gas reserves account for nearly one-tenth of the U.S. total. Louisiana’s fossil fuel resources also include minor deposits of lignite coal, located in the northeastern part of the State.

Louisiana has substantial bioenergy potential in comparison with other States due to its productive agriculture and forestry industries. In particular, fuelwood potential is high in the forested areas of northern Louisiana.Driven largely by its industrial sector, which includes the energy-intensive chemical manufacturing and petroleum refining industries, Louisiana’s total and per capita energy consumption rank among the highest in the Nation. Louisiana’s industrial energy consumption is second only to that of Texas.

Petroleum

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. Commercial oil production began in Louisiana in the early 20th century, soon after the discovery of the Spindle Top oil field in neighboring Texas. Louisiana’s onshore production increased until about 1970, when it peaked at more than 1.35 million barrels per day. Output quickly declined thereafter and has fallen to a little more than one-tenth of the 1970 peak in recent years.

Although drilling had taken place in the lakes, marshes, and bayous of Louisiana since the 1920s, it was not until after World War II that offshore workers, including many returning veterans, began applying new skills and technologies to overcome the challenges of producing oil from beneath the ocean floor. A historical milestone for Louisiana’s offshore industry occurred in 1947, when Kerr McGee completed the world’s first offshore well out of sight of land. Although Louisiana’s State offshore oil production peaked in 1970, the same year as onshore production, Louisiana’s production in the federal OCS continued to expand into the 21st century as new offshore technologies allowed companies to access reserves in deeper, more remote areas of the Gulf. Louisiana’s OCS production reached a peak in 2002, but experts believe that large new oil deposits remain to be discovered in deepwater areas, and future exploration and production is promising. Louisiana’s offshore petroleum industry was dealt a serious blow in 2005 when hurricanes Katrina and Rita damaged offshore oil platforms and curbed production for several months. In 2008, hurricanes Gustav and Ike also caused damage offshore and forced refining and production shutdowns.

Louisiana is also a major importer of crude oil from around the world, typically bringing in about one-fifth of all foreign crude oil processed in the United States. The State receives petroleum supplies at several ports, including the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), the only port in the United States capable of accommodating deepdraft tankers. The LOOP, which began receiving foreign crude oil in 1981 after domestic U.S. production peaked in the 1970s, can import up to 1.2 million barrels per day and is connected through a network of crude oil pipelines to about one-half of U.S. refining capacity. Associated with LOOP are Clovelly Dome, a 40-million-barrel salt cavern storage facility, and the Capline pipeline, which is the largest pipeline system delivering crude oil from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest. Because Louisiana’s infrastructure provides multiple connections to the Nation's commercial oil transport network, the U.S. Department of Energy chose the State as a site for two of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s four storage facilities. The two facilities are located in salt caverns in Bayou Choctaw and West Hackberry.

State crude oil production and imports that are not sent to other States are processed at Louisiana’s 16 operating refineries, clustered mostly along the Lower Mississippi River and in the Lake Charles area. With a refining capacity of more than 2.5 million barrels per day, Louisiana produces more petroleum products than any State but Texas. Many of Louisiana’s refineries are sophisticated facilities that use additional refining processes beyond simple distillation to yield a larger quantity of lighter, higher value products, such as gasoline. Because of this “downstream” capability, Louisiana refineries often process a wide variety of crude oil types from around the world, including heavier, lower value varieties.

About three-fourths of Louisiana’s refined petroleum products are sent to other States for consumption. The Plantation Pipeline, originating near Baton Rouge, supplies much of the South with motor gasoline and distillate fuel. Other major product pipeline systems passing through the State include the Colonial, Centennial, and TEPPCO systems. Petroleum products that are not shipped to other States primarily feed Louisiana’s industrial sector, which includes one of the largest petrochemical industries in the Nation. Consequently, Louisiana’s total. and per capita consumption of petroleum products are among the highest the Nation.

Natural Gas

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. Louisiana’s offshore natural gas platforms were damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, and production was curbed for several months afterward. In 2008, hurricanes Gustav and Ike also caused damage offshore and forced production shutdowns.

Driven by its industrial sector, Louisiana’s natural gas consumption is high, ranking third among the States. Nearly one-half of Louisiana households use natural gas as their primary energy source for home heating. In order to accommodate the State’s high demand for natural gas, a new pipeline project has been proposed. The 180-mile Tiger Pipeline would extend from Carthage, Texas, to Perryville, Louisiana, and be complete in 2011.

Louisiana plays an essential role in the movement of natural gas from the U.S. Gulf Coast region to markets throughout the country. Despite high demand from State consumers, Louisiana delivers most of its natural gas production to other States via a vast network of interstate pipelines. Over half of the natural gas that is supplied to Louisiana enters the State via pipelines from Texas. The State also receives, stores, and re-ships natural gas supplies from numerous international sources, including Nigeria, Algeria, and Trinidad and Tobago. Louisiana has four natural gas marketing centers, including the Henry Hub, the most active and publicized natural gas market center in North America. The Henry Hub connects nine interstate and four intrastate pipelines, providing access to markets in the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Gulf Coast. Almost half of all U.S. wellhead production either occurs near the Henry Hub or passes close to the Henry Hub as it moves to downstream markets. The Henry Hub is the delivery point for New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) natural gas futures contracts.

Louisiana has 15 natural gas storage facilities and its storage capacity is among the highest in the Nation. These storage facilities, located in depleted fields and salt caverns, allow Louisiana to store its natural gas production during the summer when national demand is typically low, and quickly ramp up delivery during the winter months when markets across the country require greater volumes of natural gas to meet their home heating needs. Due to the growing use of natural gas for electricity generation in the United States, Louisiana has occasionally withdrawn natural gas from storage during the summer months to help meet peak electricity demand for air-conditioning use.

Louisiana’s natural gas production history largely mirrors the State’s crude oil timeline, with State production peaking in 1970 and OCS production peaking shortly after the turn of the century. To offset the decline in Louisiana’s natural gas supply, which is in demand throughout the country, the State began to supplement indigenous production with foreign imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Louisiana contains one offshore and three onshore LNG import terminals, more than any other State in the Nation. Louisiana’s first LNG import terminal, located in Lake Charles, came online in 1981 and is the second largest LNG import site in the United States. The largest LNG terminal is located in Sabine, Louisiana, which opened in 2008 and can import up to 2.6 billion cubic feet per day. In addition, several new LNG import facilities along the Louisiana coast have been approved for construction.

Coal, Electricity, and Renewables

Natural gas is Louisiana’s leading fuel for electric generation, typically accounting for nearly one-half of electricity produced within the State. Coal, Louisiana’s second leading generation fuel, typically accounts for about one-fourth of State electricity production. Louisiana has two coal mines in the northwestern part of the State, which supply lignite coal to the nearby Dolet Hills power plant. Louisiana’s remaining coal-fired power plants are supplied with subbituminous coal, almost exclusively from Wyoming. Louisiana’s two single-reactor nuclear power plants, both located along the Lower Mississippi River, typically account for almost one-fifth of State generation. Louisiana has some hydroelectric generation but very little electricity production from other renewable energy sources. Wood and wood waste energy sources currently provide Louisiana with about 3 percent of its total electricity production. Louisiana has policies and incentives in place to encourage the use of renewable sources, including energy standards for public buildings.

Louisiana’s per capita residential electricity consumption is high, due in part to high demand for air-conditioning during the hot summer months and the widespread use of electricity as the primary energy source for home heating.



Data

Economy
Population and Employment Louisiana U.S. Rank Period
Population 4.4 million    24
 2008
Civilian Labor Force 2.1 million    23
 Sep-09
Per Capita Personal Income $34,756    32
 2007
Industry Louisiana U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product by State $222.2 billion    23 2008
Land in Farms 8.1 million acres    33
 2007
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold $2.6 billion    32
 2007

 Prices
Petroleum Louisiana U.S. Avg. Period
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $69.02/barrel
$65.28/barrel Aug-09
No. 2 Heating Oil, Residential — $2.37/gal Aug-09 Click to see State rankings
  Regular Motor Gasoline Sold Through Retail Outlets (Excluding Taxes) $2.08/gal $2.12/gal Aug-09 Click to see State rankings
  State Tax Rate on Motor Gasoline
(other taxes may apply) 		$0.20/gal $0.22/gal Aug-08
  No. 2 Diesel Fuel Sold Through Retail Outlets (Excluding Taxes) — $2.12/gal Aug-09 Click to see State rankings
  State Tax Rate on On-Highway Diesel
(other taxes may apply) 		$0.20/gal $0.22/gal Aug-08
Natural Gas Louisiana U.S. Avg. Period
  Wellhead $7.02/thousand cu ft $6.37/thousand cu ft 2007
  City Gate $4.12/thousand cu ft $5.59/thousand cu ft Aug-09
  Residential $15.68/thousand cu ft $15.15/thousand cu ft Aug-09 Click to see State rankings
Coal Louisiana U.S. Avg. Period
  Average Open Market Sales Price W $32.06/short ton 2008
  Delivered to Electric Power Sector W $ 2.22 /million Btu Jul-09
Electricity Louisiana U.S. Avg. Period
  Residential 8.24 cents/kWh 11.96 cents/kWh Jul-09 Click to see State rankings
  Commercial 7.59 cents/kWh 10.72 cents/kWh Jul-09
  Industrial 4.96 cents/kWh 7.12 cents/kWh Jul-09
       

 Reserves & Supply
Reserves Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
  Crude Oil 388 million barrels 2.0% 2008
  Dry Natural Gas 11,573 billion cu ft 4.7% 2008
  Natural Gas Liquids 300 million barrels 3.2% 2008
  Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines W NA 2008
Rotary Rigs & Wells Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Rotary Rigs in Operation 167 8.9% 2008
Crude Oil Producing Wells 20,747 3.9% 2008
Natural Gas Producing Wells 18,145 4.0% 2007
Production Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
  Total Energy 6,893 trillion Btu 9.7% 2007 Click to see State rankings
  Crude Oil 6,305 thousand barrels 3.8% Jun-09 Click to see State rankings
  Natural Gas - Marketed 1,363,538 million cu ft 6.8% 2007 Click to see State rankings
  Coal 3,843 thousand short tons NA 2008 Click to see State rankings
Capacity Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
  Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) 2,992,123 barrels/calendar day 17.2% 2009
  Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capability 26,323 MW 2.6% 2007
Net Electricity Generation Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
  Total Net Electricity Generation 8,999 thousand MWh 2.4% Jul-09 Click to see State rankings
  Petroleum-Fired 12 thousand MWh 0.5% Jul-09
  Natural Gas-Fired 4,700 thousand MWh 4.7% Jul-09
  Coal-Fired 2,152 thousand MWh 1.4% Jul-09
  Nuclear 1,593 thousand MWh 2.2% Jul-09
  Hydroelectric 98 thousand MWh 0.4% Jul-09
  Other Renewables 238 thousand MWh 2.3% Jul-09
Stocks Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
  Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 3,469 thousand barrels 6.4% Aug-09
  Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 4,797 thousand barrels 3.6% Aug-09
  Natural Gas in Underground Storage 553,952 million cu ft 7.3% Aug-09
  Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 1,250 thousand barrels 2.9 % Jul-09
  Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 4,236 thousand tons 2.2 % Jul-09
Production Facilities Louisiana
  Major Coal Mines None
  Petroleum Refineries Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc (Krotz Springs) • Calcasieu Refining Co (Lake Charels) • Calcasieu Lubricants Co LP (Cotton Valley) • Calcasieu Lubricants Co LP (Princeton) • Calumet Shreveport LLC (Shreveport) • Calumet Refining LLC (Chalmette) • Citgo Petroleum Corp (Lake Charles) • ConocoPhillips Company (Belle Chasse) • ConocoPhillips Company (Westlake) • Excel Paralubes (Westlake) • ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co (Baton Rouge) • Marathon Petroleum Co LLC (Garyville) • Motiva Enterprises LLC (Convent) • Motiva Enterprises LLC (Norco) • Murphy Oil USA Inc (Meraux) • Pelican Refining Company LLC (Lake Charles) • Placid Refining Co (Port Allen) • Shell Chemical LP (Saint Rose) • Valero Refining New Orleans LLC (Norco)
  Major Non-Nuclear Electricity Generating Plants Willow Glen (Entergy Gulf States Inc) • Nine Mile Point (Entergy Louisiana Inc) • Big Cajun 2 (Louisiana Generating LLC) • R S Nelson (Entergy Gulf States Inc) • Little Gypsy (Entergy Louisiana Inc)
  Nuclear Power Plants Waterford 3 (Entergy Louisiana Inc) • River Bend (Entergy Gulf States Inc)
       

 Distribution & Marketing
Distribution Centers Louisiana
Oil Seaports/Oil Import Sites Morgan City • New Orleans • Lake Charles • Baton Rouge • Gramercy • St. Rose.
  Natural Gas Market Centers Egan Hub (Market Hub) • Henry Hub (Market Hub) • Nautius Hub (Production Hub) • Perryville Center (Market Center)
Major Pipelines Louisiana
Crude Oil BP • Calumet • Chevron • Conoco • Dept. of Energy • Exxon • Koch • Locap • Mid-Valley • Scurloch-Permian • Shell • Texaco • Unocal.
Petroleum Product BP • Chevron • Collins • Colonial • Explorer • Plantation • Shell • TEPPCO • Texaco.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases Black Lake • Bridgeline • Chevron • Dixie • Dow • Dynegy • FMP • Kinder • Koch • Tejas • TEPPCO • Texaco • UTP.
  Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines ANR Pipeline Co. • Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Co. • Columbia Gulf Transmission Co. • Enbridge Pipelines (Midla) • Florida Gas Transmission Co. • Gulf South Pipeline Co. • Mississippi River Transmission Corp. • Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America • Southern Natural Gas Co. • Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. • Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. • Texas Gas Transmission Co. • Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co. • Transok Inc. • Trunkline Gas Co.
Fueling Stations Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 3,594 2.2% 2008
Liquefied Petroleum Gases 14 0.6% 2009
Compressed Natural Gas 6 0.8% 2009
Ethanol 4 0.2% 2009
Other Alternative Fuels 1 0.1% 2009
       

 Consumption

per Capita Louisiana U.S. Rank Period
Total Energy 861 million Btu    3 2007 Click to see State rankings
by Source Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Total Energy 3,766 trillion Btu 3.7% 2007
Total Petroleum 302.2 million barrels 4.0% 2007
    Motor Gasoline 57.9 million barrels 1.7% 2007
    Distillate Fuel 32.7 million barrels 2.1% 2007
    Liquefied Petroleum Gases 56.4 million barrels 7.4% 2007
    Jet Fuel 22.4 million barrels 3.8% 2007
Natural Gas 1,290,326 million cu ft 5.6% 2007
Coal 15,524 thousand short tons 1.4% 2007
by End-Use Sector Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Residential 356,403 billion Btu 1.6% 2007
Commercial 292,287 billion Btu 1.6% 2007
Industrial 2,403,783 billion Btu 7.4% 2007
Transportation 713,766 billion Btu 2.5% 2007
for Electricity Generation Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Petroleum 24 thousand barrels 0.7% Jul-09
Natural Gas 40,360 million cu ft 5.1% Jul-09
Coal 1,495 thousand short tons 1.8% Jul-09
for Home Heating (share of households) Louisiana U.S. Avg. Period
Natural Gas 47% 51.2% 2000
Fuel Oil 0% 9.0% 2000
Electricity 47% 30.3% 2000
Liquefied Petroleum Gases 5% 6.5% 2000
Other/None 1% 1.8% 2000
       

 Environment
Special Programs Louisiana
Clean Cities Coalitions Baton Rouge • Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuels Partnership (New Orleans)
Alternative Fuels Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
  Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use 6,544 0.9% 2007
Ethanol Plants 0 0.0% 2008
Ethanol Plant Capacity 0 million gal/year 0.0% 2008
Ethanol Consumption 141 thousand barrels 0.1% 2007
Electric Power Industry Emissions Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
  Carbon Dioxide
54,289,959 metric tons 2.2% 2007 Click to see State rankings
  Sulfur Dioxide
105,086 metric tons 1.2% 2007
  Nitrogen Oxide
87,519 metric tons 2.4% 2007
       
    — = No data reported.    * = Number less than 0.5 rounded to zero.    NA = Not available.    NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.    W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
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Update on November 5, 2009
New statistics for August 2009:
• Prices of crude oil, residential heating oil, motor gasoline, and diesel fuel
• Prices of city gate and residential natural gas
• Stocks of motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil
• Natural gas in underground storage
New statistics for June 2009:
• Production of crude oil
New statistics for 2008:
• Reserves of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids
New statistics for 2007:
• Total energy production
 
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