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Over 250 companies utilize Port Fourchon as a base of operation.
- Port Fourchon plays a strategic role in furnishing this country with 15-18% of its entire oil supply.
- In addition to its huge domestic hydrocarbon significance, Port Fourchon is land base for LOOP (Louisiana Offshore Oil Port), which handles 10% of the nation's domestic oil, 10% of the nation’s foreign oil, and is connected to 50% of U.S. refining capacity. LOOP is the only U.S. deepwater port capable of offloading VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) and ULCCs (Ultra Large Crude Carriers).
- Port Fourchon currently services over 90% of the Gulf of Mexico's deepwater oil production.
- Approximately 270 large supply vessels traverse the port’s channels each day.
- Approximately 15,000 people per month are flown to offshore locations supported by Port Fourchon.
- Truck traffic studies have shown that over 1200 trucks per day travel in and out of Port Fourchon.
- Over 1.5 million barrels of crude oil per day are transported via pipelines through the port.
- Five of the top ten Lafourche Parish employers operate from and/or utilize Port Fourchon.
- Nine of the top ten Lafourche Parish tax payers operate from and/or utilize Port Fourchon.
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- The Gulf of Mexico provides the U.S. with one third of its domestic oil supply.
- 80% of all Gulf oil comes from deepwater.
- Deepwater production is not near its peak and ultra-deep waters hold promising geologic features as well.
- Deepwater fields produce some of the highest oil rates in the Gulf of Mexico, and these rates are significantly higher off the southeast Louisiana coast.
- The U.S. Gulf of Mexico region produces 54% of total U.S. crude oil.
- The U.S. Gulf of Mexico region produces 52% of total U.S. natural gas.
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