Industry News

Star-Telegram | June 7, 2016 | Rep. Joe Barton Energy policy come-ons line up like barkers at a sideshow: Come and get your “energy independence,” your “energy security,” your “green plan,” your “all-the-above-strategy.” Somehow, “just keep winning” never seems to get a shout-out, but I’ve […]

The Daily Caller | June 6, 2016 | Chris White Washington, D.C.’s $6.4 billion public retirement pension announced Monday it fully purged direct investments from the U.S.’ top 200 fossil fuel companies, even though the pension has few direct investments in oil assets. The District […]

The Kansas City Star | June 7, 2016 | U.S. crude exports jumped to a record in April as shipments kicked into high gear. The U.S. in December repealed its 40-year-old export restrictions on crude oil. Since then, American crude has been finding its way […]

The Advertiser | May 23, 2016 | Simon Mahan A little over a year ago, the Department of Energy issued a report with a bold goal: the U.S. could quadruple the amount of electricity it creates with wind by 2030, generating 20 percent of the power […]

Los Angeles Times | May 31, 2016 | Rob Nikolewski An environmental assessment from two federal agencies has determined that fracking off the coast of California has no significant impact, lifting a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing that was instituted earlier this year. "The comprehensive analysis shows that […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, May 27, 2016 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Final EA on Offshore Fracking in California Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement following today’s release of BOEM and BSEE’s report on offshore fracking: “Today’s final environmental assessment (EA) report […]

News-Miner | May 24, 2016 | Senator Mark Begich With the price of oil down and news of companies halting their drilling efforts in the Arctic, it is easy to get caught up in what seems to be an ongoing drip of negative headlines surrounding Alaska’s oil […]

The Hill | May 24, 2016 | Randall Luthi Emboldened by the Obama Administration’s anti-oil and gas leasing decisions, extreme environmental groups have gained traction with the “Keep it in the Ground” campaign, demanding policies that would stop the extraction of fossil fuels from federal […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 19, 2016 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Welcomes Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Hearing on OCS Leasing Program Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement ahead of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Hearing on the […]

Offshore Support Journal | May 5, 2016 Not long ago, the idea of exploring for oil on the Atlantic coast of the US seemed on the cards, and Atlantic states stood to benefit hugely from demand for products and services. Now, even Time magazine has […]