Houston, Texas: Energy Capital of the World

Energy Capital OF THE WORLD HOUSTON, TEXAS by numbers METRO AREA POPULATION FACT: OF 5.95 MILLION FACT: If the city were an INDEPENDENT NATION, It would rank as the world's 30 TH LARGEST ECONOMY FACT: Headquarters to more than 500 OIL & GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION FIRMS Headquarters to FACT: 150 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION ESTABLISHMENTS FACT: REFINERIES produce 2.3 MILLION barrels of crude oil per calendar day FACT: Home to 40 publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production firms of the nation's 145 FACT: Port of Houston handled 220 MILLION short tons of domestic and foreign cargo in 2010 Sources: http://wwwhoustonbx.gou/abouthouston/hcustonfacts htm! http://bit.ly/18egsDQ SSikich. http://wwwhouston.org/index.html www.sikich.com co013 Sikich LLR AI Rgh Resrved.