Port Fourchon- Offshore Magazine


Port Fourchon History PORT TIMELINE 1960s 1960 - GLPC created by Act 22 of LA Legislature 1961 - 10th ward voters approved $5 million property tax to fund development of port 1963 - Development property donated to Commission by LL&E and Caillouet's 1967 - Belle Pass dredged to 3.7 m (12 ft) deep and (125 ft) wide 1970s 1971 - First elected board takes office 1972 - Capital improvement Projects begin from bond proceeds 1975 - Environmental Impact Study funded 1978 - Executive Director hired 1979 - First major port tenant, Martin Fuel, opens for business 1980s 1983 - Oil bust opens door for industry to consolidate in Port 1984 - E-slip development begins 1987 - Annual lease rentals surpass the $1 million mark 1990s 1990 - $1,785,000 Transportation Trust Fund Grant received 1993 - Annual lease revenues surpass $2 million 1993 - Grants received exceed $3.5 million 1993 - Total expenditures exceed $7 million 1995 - Royalty Relief Act passed 1997 - LA 1 Coalition formed 1999 - Port purchases 4,000 acres from Burlington 2000s 2000 - 400 acre E-Slip Project completely leased 30 years ahead of schedule 2001 - Northern Expansion project permitted and under construction 2002 - Acquired the South Lafourche Airport and surrounding 1,200 acres 2003 - New Port administrative facility constructed 2004 - Annual lease revenues exceed $10 million 2005 - Nearly 250 Companies operate from and/or use Port Fourchon 2006 - Leeville Bridge ground breaking 2006 - Budget approximately $34 million 2007 - 700-acre Northern Expansion developed, and over half leased 2008 - Additional 400-acre expansion 2008 - Port budget exceeds $70 million 2008 - $360 million in highway improvements under way PORT FOURCHON'S PLAN Short-Term Northern Expansion Slip B - 914 m (3,000 ft.) of bulkhead and dredging Maritime Forest Ridge - An additional 1,219 m (4,000 ft.) LA1 elevated highway (Fourchon to Golden Meadow) Long-term Channel dredging LA 3090 Roadside property development Maritime Forest Ridge (Final Phase) Northern Expansion Slip B, 2,240 m (7,350 ft.) of bulkhead and dredging Slip C, 4,481 m (14,700 ft) of bulkhead and dredging Slip D, 3,261 m (10,700 ft) of bulkhead and dredging Northern Expansion roads & water line LA1 relocation (Larose to US 90) Fourchon Island rig reconstruction development Northern Expansion residential development		Port Fourchon Articles Report shows enormity of GoM decommissioning market It may come as a surprise, but for some Port Fourchon companies one of the hottest markets in the Gulf of Mexico these days has nothing to do with drilling or production. Quite the contrary, actually. Storms, deepwater combine to make inspections healthy business in Port Fourchon Add a few hurricanes to the intrinsic nature of the deepwater and you have the ideal scenario for companies specializing in checking the integrity of topsides and downhole paraphernalia. New lock keeps bayou cargo flowing; LA 1 again seeks funding A waterway that some contend is as vital to the offshore as its more popularized overland counterpart received a major boost late last year with the long-awaited opening of a lock engineered to keep rig-bound cargo moving. HOS Centerline gives new meaning to multi-purpose vessel When Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. introduced its 370-ft (113-m) HOS Centerline last year, it not only gave the Gulf of Mexico the world’s largest support vessel, but also one designed to transport everything from drilling fluid to crude oil. With a more than 8,000-dwt (7,258-metric ton) capacity, the Centerline brings multi-purpose support vessels to an entirely new dimension. Not only is the triple-certified newbuild designed to transport supplies for drilling and production, it can be “flipped over” in two to three days and work as a crude oil tanker, says Todd M. Hornbeck, chairman, president and CEO of the Covington, Louisiana-based company that also operates the HOS Port in Port Fourchon. What’s more, Hornbeck says the newest entry to the company’s global fleet also is fully certified to haul hazardous wastes. Yes, they have no bananas Determined to corner the lucrative banana trade, Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis on July 7, 1960, put his signature to Act 222 that created the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, and with it, Port Fourchon. Port Fourchon thrives despite the economy Deepwater activity stays the course amid pullback. LA 1 coalition, levee district trying to get Washington’s attention Emissaries of two prominent alliances in Lafourche Parish are trying to get the ear of Washington, but for entirely different reasons. No job shortage in Lafourche Parish In stark contrast to much of the US, in Lafourche Parish “help wanted” signs are as prevalent as the bayou and shrimp boats. Two new offshore facilities proposed for Port Fourchon If Edison Chouest Offshore and local businessman Jim Moncus have their way, Port Fourchon soon could be home to two new offshore facilities. Halo goes high-tech to optimize safety Halo LLC is using advanced technology as an integral component of its “Life First” safety initiative. Halo to lease InterMoor yard space InterMoor has signed an agreement to lease space at its Fourchon location to Halo. Port Fourchon to announce economic impact study results On Thursday, April 17, 2008, Port Fourchon officials, Economist Dr. Loren Scott, and Assistant Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development Don Pierson will be releasing The Economic Impacts of Port Fourchon on the National and Regional Economies Study. New study finds Port Fourchon ‘vital’ to US economy An advance copy of a soon-to-be-published report on the economic impacts of a 21-day disruption of activity at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on both the national and regional economies contains a number of findings judged by port officials to be ‘vital’ in their strategic importance. White ribbon of new LA 1 taking shape near Fourchon Construction is under way on the beginning stretch of Phase 1 of Louisiana’s LA 1 Highway Project, which comprises a 6.8-mi section of two-lane, elevated highway running from Leeville south to LA 3090 at Port Fourchon, says the LA 1 Coalition, a non-profit corporation formed by residents and businesses in the region around Port Fourchon. Newbuild vessels are long-term strategy for ACO’s growing offshore fleet Operating a fleet of modern offshore vessels designed to carry personnel and a wide variety of cargo to offshore installations, Abdon Callais Offshore LLC (ACO) of Golden Meadow, Louisiana, continues to grow by adding newbuild vessels to its fleet. Dry-dock slated for delivery at Bollinger’s Port Fourchon yard early 2009 Bollinger Shipyards Inc. has scheduled an early 2009 delivery of a new dry-dock for its Bollinger Fourchon LLC shipyard at Port Fourchon. InterMoor upgrades its Fourchon lift capacity to meet new mooring challenges As part of an expansion program begun in 2007 at its 22-acre Port Fourchon shore base, InterMoor Inc., international supplier of offshore rig mooring systems and components, has upgraded the facility’s heavy-lift capability with installation of an 880-short ton (798-metric ton) revolving ringer crane equipped with a 300-ft (91-m) boom and a 120-ft (37-m) jib. Delmar Systems sets first gravity installed vertical load anchor in Gulf Delmar Systems Inc. successfully embedded the Gulf of Mexico’s first gravity-installed vertical load anchor (VLA) for inclusion in the mooring system for a deepwater semisubmersible drilling unit at work in the Garden Banks area. US Liquids optimizing E&P waste management at Fourchon US Liquids of Louisiana (USLL) has opened its second transfer station in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. 1 of 1 prev 1 next