Energy Industry

New Orleans is ready to serve your oil and gas business.

• The energy industry employs 20 percent of all workers in the New Orleans region.

• Louisiana leads the nation in crude oil production and ranks second to Texas in natural gas production. This state produces a quarter of the nation's crude oil and a third of its natural gas.

• Eight of every ten offshore rigs drill in Louisiana coastal waters, the largest reserves in the continental U.S.

• Maritime and air service companies can deliver supplies and personnel quickly and efficiently to petroleum operations

• Refineries on the Mississippi River, which are accessible from deepwater ports, can quickly turn the product over to market.

• Access to vast reserves insulates Louisiana's production and exploration industry from pressures created by international markets and imported oil.

What does this mean for New Orleans? Forty percent of Louisiana's oil refineries are located in this region, almost half of the refining capacity in one of the largest players out there.

"You can feel the renaissance in New Orleans," says Robert Patrick of Seismic Exchange. "I feel a greater commitment than I have felt in my 22 years here from the industry leaders to get involved, stay involved and make a difference."

It's time to bring your oil and gas business to New Orleans.