Maps August 27, 2010 by Justin Williams Maps Map of OCS Leasing Status as of October 1, 2008 Map of Offshore areas under S.3711 - Senate Bill that passed on December 9, 2006 Map of Offshore areas under HR 4761 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act Over 80% of the Outer Continental Shelf is off-limits to production MMS 5-Year Plan overlaid on the Lease Sale 181 Area (Gulf of Mexico) Moratoria Areas Map OCS Lease Areas Oil & Gas Resource Estimates in Areas under Moratoria
Graphics August 27, 2010 by Justin Williams Graphics Sources of Oil in the Sea III (National Academy of Sciences, 2003) How far offshore can oil platforms be seen? Louisiana Coastal Erosion (projected to 2050)
Media Coverage August 27, 2010 by Justin Williams Media Coverage Articles TP - Dave Welch - Don't use spill as an excuse to cripple the economy: A letter to the editor(8/11/10) TP - 'Rig Row' in Pascagoula is home to drilling towers idled by moratorium (8/10/10) WSJ Deepwater Drillers Face Labor Dilemma (8/9/10) USA Today Deep-water drilling ban is hurting related businesses (8/9/10) TP Obama administration should hasten the end of drilling moratorium: An editorial (8/8/10) TP 2 offshore drilling firms to argue the legality of Obama moratorium (8/8/10) Audio LISTEN: NPR - Families Feel Effects Of Federal Debate On Drilling (8/12/10) LISTEN: NPR - Duration Of Drilling Moratorium Angers All Sides (8/11/10) LISTEN: NPR - Oil Firms, Rig Owners Navigate Drilling Moratorium (8/10/10 LISTEN: NPR - Small Businesses May Sink Under Drilling Hiatus (7/7/10) Video WATCH: Hercules Offshore's John Rynd on Shallow-Drilling 'Ban' Costs to Industry (7/26/10) WATCH: Delmar's Brady Como and Matt Smith on the Economic Impacts of the Gulf Deepwater Drilling Moratorium (7/21/10) WATCH: NOIA's Jay Collins (00:00:34) and Larry Dickerson (00:14:22) Testify Before Oil Spill Commission (7/12/10) WATCH: New York Times video profile of offshore workers affected by the drilling moratorium (6/15/10)
Press Releases August 27, 2010 by Justin Williams Press Releases Salazar Announces Regulations to Strengthen Drilling Safety, Reduce Risk of Human Error on Offshore Oil and Gas Operations (9/30/10) NOIA President Randall Luthi Comments on Interim Final Drilling Rule and Workplace Safety Rule (9/30/10) NOIA President Randall Luthi Responds to Revised Projections of Job Losses Resulting from Deepwater Drilling Moratorium (9/16/10) NOIA President Randall Luthi Comments on DOI’s “Idle Iron” Guidance (9/16/10) Joint Industry Task Forces Present Preliminary Findings to BOEMRE (9/7/10) NOIA Comments on DOI’s Latest Move in the Gulf (8/17/10) NOIA Response to Passage of CLEAR Act (7/30/10) New House and Senate Bills Create De Facto and Indefinite Moratorium (7/28/10) New Study Confirms Importance of Independent Oil and Gas Companies in the Gulf of Mexico, Predicts Dire Economic Impacts of Moratorium and Proposed Policies(7/22/10) Independent Oil and Gas Companies Generate Half of Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Jobs, Economic Value and Tax Revenue, IHS Global Insight Study Shows(7/22/10) NOIA’s Dave Welch Urges End to Moratorium at Rally for Economic Survival (7/21/10)
Media Coverage August 27, 2010 by Justin Williams Media Coverage Articles WSJ - The Real Gulf Disaster (9/22/10) Platts - Gulf deepwater drill risk insurance cost seen rising (8/24/10) TP - Dave Welch - Don't use spill as an excuse to cripple the economy: A letter to the editor(8/11/10) TP - 'Rig Row' in Pascagoula is home to drilling towers idled by moratorium (8/10/10) WSJ Deepwater Drillers Face Labor Dilemma (8/9/10) USA Today Deep-water drilling ban is hurting related businesses (8/9/10) TP Obama administration should hasten the end of drilling moratorium: An editorial (8/8/10) TP 2 offshore drilling firms to argue the legality of Obama moratorium (8/8/10) Audio LISTEN: NPR - Families Feel Effects Of Federal Debate On Drilling (8/12/10) LISTEN: NPR - Duration Of Drilling Moratorium Angers All Sides (8/11/10) LISTEN: NPR - Oil Firms, Rig Owners Navigate Drilling Moratorium (8/10/10 LISTEN: NPR - Small Businesses May Sink Under Drilling Hiatus (7/7/10) Video WATCH: Hercules Offshore's John Rynd on Shallow-Drilling 'Ban' Costs to Industry (7/26/10) WATCH: Delmar's Brady Como and Matt Smith on the Economic Impacts of the Gulf Deepwater Drilling Moratorium (7/21/10) WATCH: NOIA's Jay Collins (00:00:34) and Larry Dickerson (00:14:22) Testify Before Oil Spill Commission (7/12/10) WATCH: New York Times video profile of offshore workers affected by the drilling moratorium (6/15/10)