BELLE CHASSE mdash; Gov. Jeff Landry announced Friday that Woodside Energy has awarded a $300 million contract to Louisiana-based Green Tug Towing to build four new tug boats for its Louisiana LNG project.The boats will be built at CC Marine and Repair in Plaquemines Parish, and construction will s tart later this year.They will be used to tow Woodside's liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers at its $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG terminal in Calcasieu Parish.The $300 million contract brings Woodside's total investments into Louisiana suppliers to more than $1 billion, the governor said. State officials say the tug boat construction will create 70 direct local jobs, 30 indirect roles and 60 temporary positions.nbsp;"When opportunity calls, Louisiana answers," Landry said, adding, "Projects like Louisiana LNG and the vessels being built at CC Marine and Repair show the world what we already know: Louisiana isnrsquo;t just part of Americarsquo;s energy future; wersquo;re powering it."Woodside also recently announced a partnership with LSU Athletics in which all 21 of the university's varsity sports will wear a Woodside Energy patch on their uniforms.WATCH LANDRY'S ANNOUNCEMENT HERE:Permalink| Comments ...read more read less