The 2011 Global Petroleum Survey, released today by the Fraser Institute, found that Mississippi ranked as the top place in the world for oil and gas investment. Mississippi took the No. 1 spot out of 136 jurisdictions.

American states dominated the top five spots, with Ohio finishing second overall, Kansas third, Oklahoma fourth and Texas fifth.

The survey is administered each year to petroleum industry executives to help measure and rank the barriers to investment in oil- and gas-producing regions. Among U.S. states, the survey said to avoid California, ranked 91st, and Alaska, ranked 83rd.

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