U. S. Department of Energy
Katherine T. Kweder
Explanation of Terms 1
BCD Barrels per Calendar Day 1
BEOC Business Emergency Operations Center 1
DNR Louisiana Department of Natural Resources 2
EIA Energy Information Administration 2
EMS Energy Management Systems 2
EOC Emergency Operations Center 2
EPA Environmental Protection Agency 2
ESDTP Energy Supply Disruption and Tracking Process 2
ESF Emergency Support Function 2
HERO Home Energy Rebate Option 2
IEA International Energy Agency 2
ITGA Information Technology and Geographical Analyst Team 2
LDAF Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry 2
LED Louisiana Economic Development 2
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas 2
LOOP Louisiana Offshore Oil Port 2
LPSC Louisiana Public Service Commission 2
MBD millions of barrels per day 2
MCF millions of cubic feet 2
NASEO National Association of State Energy Officials 2
NIMSAT National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies 2
Executive Summary 2
Introduction 4
Louisiana Energy Overview 5
Historical Disruptions to the Louisiana Energy Profile 15
Private Energy Producers, Largest Consumers, Associations and their Interaction with the State 22
Management Decision Process 28
Public Information Program 31
Energy Emergency Response Plans 32
Linkages to Other Response Plans and Procedures 41
Linkages to Non-Government Private Sector Plans and Procedures and Coordination with the Private Sector 41
Enhancing the Resiliency and Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure 41
Appendix A: Revised ESF 12 Energy and Utilities Annex 44
Appendix B: Unified Command Structure 48
Appendix C: LA BEOC Organization 50
Appendix D: Business Disruption Survey 51
Appendix E: Executive Order BJ 08-32 and Amendment BJ 08-94 53
Appendix F: Office of Information Technology Policy 62
Appendix G: Louisiana Public Service Commission Organization Chart 64
Appendix H: Louisiana Fuel Team Playbook 65
I.PURPOSE 65
III.CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS 67
IV.LOUISIANA FUEL TEAM 68
V.ONGOING PLANNING AND PREPARATION 68
VI.ACTIVATION EVENT OPERATIONS PLANNING 72
H-120 to 48 Hours to landfall 73
LDNR Fuel Team Members and Duties: 73
Fuel Team Coordinator and/or Project Manager 73
H-48 to 24 Hours to landfall 77
H-24 to +24 Hours 79
Attachment A.2 – Understanding Diesel Fuel Requirements 95
APPENDIX C. Fuel Transportation in Emergency Events 98
APPENDIX E. PUBLIC INPUT WEBSITE INFORMATION 112
ATTACHMENT F.2 Instructions for Use of DNR Google Maps API Web Site for Collecting Data on Open and Closed Gasoline Stations from the Parish EOCs 119
Louisiana is a significant exporter of fuel and energy in the United States. As such, the extensive oil, gas, refinery, and petrochemical infrastructure within the state define a very different energy profile than most other states. Almost all of the energy consumed in Louisiana is produced within the state, making this infrastructure particularly critical to the state’s energy assurance.
Hurricanes are the single most consistent high-probability, high-impact threat to the state’s energy profile and energy assurance. In the last seven years alone, with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, and Gustav and Ike in 2008, the state has suffered more deaths, property damage, and historical power outages, and has seen the largest evacuations in the nation to date. Hurricanes threaten life and property, and cause preemptive business interruptions and large scale citizen evacuations. In Louisiana, hurricanes also cause preemptive shutdown of the nationally significant petrochemical infrastructure component of the state’s energy profile, causing impacts to Louisiana to be felt throughout the nation.
Louisiana has built a sophisticated and resilient set of public private partnerships to enhance energy assurance, particularly in emergency situations. The Louisiana Fuel Team, a cooperative effort between the state Department of Natural Resources and industry and trade organizations, has developed a detailed Play Book particularly focused on emergency evacuation fuel. With the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center, the state has built processes for more effective communication between industry and government. These organizations, working cooperatively with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and the state Emergency Operations Center, and with academic partners at the National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute, make for a highly effective team in providing energy assurance to the state.