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NATIONAL RANKINGS

Among the 50 states, Louisiana’s rankings in 2006, including Outer Continental Shelf activity:

# First in crude-oil production.

# First in OCS crude oil.

# First in OCS natural gas.

# First in OCS revenue generated for federal government.

# First in mineral revenue from any source to the federal government.

# Second in total energy production.

# First in liquefied-natural-gas-terminal capacity.

# First in foreign oil import volume.

# First in natural-gas processing capacity.

# Second in petroleum refining capacity.

# Second in primary petrochemical production.

# Second in crude oil proved reserves.

# Second in total energy from all sources.

# Second in natural gas proved reserves.