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NOIA Urges BOEM to Keep Areas Included in Draft Offshore Leasing Program Intact
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 9, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Urges BOEM to Keep Areas Included in Draft Offshore Leasing Program Intact Washington, D.C. – The Obama administration’s recently released draft proposed offshore oil and gas leasing program slams the door on industry […]
Draft Offshore Leasing Program Adds Atlantic Opportunities, Misses Others
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA: Draft Offshore Leasing Program Adds Atlantic Opportunities, Misses Others Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the 2017-2022 Draft Proposed OCS Oil and Gas […]
NOIA Comments on New BOEM Director
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 18, 2014 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Comments on New BOEM Director Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement regarding selection of Abigail Hopper as Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy […]
Palmetto Policy Forum Offshore Energy Report Touts SC Offshore Potential
The Palmetto Policy Forum released a report on September 17 touting the huge potential of oil and gas development for South Carolina. Key Report Findings Include: At peak peak production in 2035, capital investment could reach $2.7 billion annually with up to nearly 46,000 new […]
Western Gulf Sale 238 Shows Commitment to U.S. Economy & Energy Security
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Western Gulf Sale 238 Shows Commitment of Both Government and Industry to U.S. Economy and Energy Security Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued this statement following Western Gulf […]
NOIA Urges Swift Science-Based Atlantic Seismic Survey Permits
For Immediate Release: Friday, July 18, 2014 Contact: Robert Myers, (202) 465-8464, rmyers@nullnoia.org NOIA Urges Swift Science-Based Atlantic Seismic Survey Permits Washington, D.C. – Jeff Vorberger, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs at the National Ocean Industries Association, today issued the following statement regarding the Interior […]
NO, the off-shore oil industry is not spiraling toward another BP oil spill
From the Washington Examiner by Randall Luthi Not surprisingly, there is a whole other side to the condemnation recently expressed in the New York Times by former Minerals Management Service Director Liz Birnbaum and Jacqueline Savitz of Oceana regarding the safety of the offshore oil and natural gas industry since the Macondo […]
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales Show Continued Strong Interest Despite Competing Factors
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales Show Continued Strong Interest Despite Competing Factors Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement following today’s Gulf of Mexico offshore oil […]
Review of Atlantic energy draws mixed reactions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Exploring U.S. waters in the Atlantic Ocean will enhance an already booming energy sector, the oil industry says, though the environmental community cried foul. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released its final environmental impact statement for proposed seismic surveys […]
Seismic testing for Atlantic oil and gas?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The Obama administration has unveiled an environmental analysis that could pave the way for seismic testing for oil and gas in the Atlantic. The U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, in releasing the review Thursday, specified in a statement that it […]
