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A History of Port Fourchon

Situated at the southern end of Lafourche Parish at the mouth of Bayou Lafourche, Port Fourchon is the gateway to the Gulf of Mexico. While the Port of Houston and Port of Galveston are major import / export hubs, Port Fourchon is the biggest port serving the Oil and Gas industry. In fact, it services over 90% of all the deepwater oil and gas projects in the GOM and 40% of all shallow water projects with over 600 oilfield platforms within a 40 mile radius.

The port comprises over 1700 acres catering to a network of both local and global oilfield companies. According to a report by Loren C. Scott & Associates, a 3 week week loss of operations at the Port of Fourchon, could lead to a loss of 77,440 jobs in the case of a major disaster / hurricane, terrorist attack, or other incident. In Houma, Louisiana alone, over 8,000 jobs are directly tied to the port. More amazingly, over $1.5 billion dollars in business sales are generated from port operations.

Searching for a Job in Port Fourchon

If you are looking for a job in the Oil & Gas Industry or even in the direct oilfield support services market (Catering, Transportation, Sales, Welding, Oilfield Supplies, etc.), Port Fourchon is a good place to start. Fourchon hosts a great number of potential employers to start your new career.

Some of the more notable companies operating out of Port Fourchon are:

Port Fourchon Oilfield Companies
• All Seas
• Anadarko Petroleum
• Apache Corporation
• BHP Billiton
• BP
• Baker Hughes
• Bollinger Fourchon, LLC.
• Cal Dive international
• Chevron North America
• Conoco Phillips Co.
• Delmar Systems
• ENI Petroleum
• ERA Helicopters, LLC.
• Francis Drilling Fluids
• Gator Equipment Rentals
• Halliburton Energy Services
• Magnum Mud Equipment Company
• Marathon Oil Company
• Murphy Exploration & Production Co.
• Newfield Exploration Company
• Newpark Drilling Fluids, Inc.
• Oceaneering International
• Redfish Rentals
• Rowan
• Shell E&P
• Tetra Technologies

No matter what you are looking for, Port Fourchon has a job for you. To start looking for a job in Port Fourchon, check out our job search engine.