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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 57
BY SENATOR ALLAIN
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port on its 40th anniversary of deepwater port
operation.
WHEREAS, on January 27, 1977, the Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority issued
to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, herein known as "LOOP", a first-ever license to construct
and operate offshore terminal facilities for the purpose of building a deepwater port as a safe
means to receive and deliver crude oil from the largest tankers in the world; and
WHEREAS, on May 2, 1981, after constructing the nation's first deepwater port,
LOOP offloaded the Texaco Carribean to deliver crude oil to refineries serving the energy
needs of Louisiana citizens and the American public, and since that time, LOOP has safely
moored over ten thousand six hundred tankers at the deepwater port; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, LOOP began receiving crude oil production from the Gulf of
Mexico as an economic and safe means of transporting outer continental shelf crude oil to
the United States mainland; and
WHEREAS, today, LOOP safely receives, stores, and distributes more than fifty-five
percent of all crude oil produced from the Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf, and more
than eight percent of all crude oil refined in the entire United States, which activities support
critical jobs and revenue for the state of Louisiana and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, LOOP received federal and state approval to begin loading
operations from the deepwater port, and since that time, more than one hundred sixty million
barrels of domestically produced crude oil have been exported from LOOP to international
ports, which has positively affected the balance of trade of the United States by several
billion dollars; and
WHEREAS, LOOP has become one of the largest privately owned crude oil storage
facilities in the United States with more than seventy-two million barrels of storage available
for refiners and producers to ensure a reliable supply of energy for American consumers; and
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WHEREAS, LOOP takes great care in performing its services in a safe and
environmentally responsible manner through the development and implementation of a
one-of-a-kind Superport Environmental Protection Plan and Environmental Monitoring
Program that ensures the people of Louisiana and the environment are least impacted from
its operations; and
WHEREAS, since its operations began, LOOP has safely received, stored, and
distributed more than fourteen billion barrels of crude oil without a significant
environmental incident; and
WHEREAS, as the only crude oil deepwater port in the United States, LOOP's
forty-year success is a result of the genius, innovation, collaboration, and hard work of its
employees, contractors, and local, state, and federal stakeholders to ensure the American
public receives a safe and reliable supply of energy.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana commemorates
the 40th anniversary of the Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority issued to the Louisiana
Offshore Oil Port as the first and only crude oil deepwater port in the United States.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize the activities of the Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority and commend the
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port for safely receiving, storing, and distributing billions of barrels
of crude oil to ensure a reliable supply of energy for the American public and contributing
significantly to the economic productivity of the United States.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana supports the
Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port in its
commitment to safe operations and the environment in protecting the interests of Louisiana
and its citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
executive director of the Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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