Industry News
Drilling is safer since Deepwater Horizon disaster, but we must stay vigilant
The Times-Picayune | April 18, 2016 | Cliffe Leborde Six years ago this week, an accident off the Louisiana coast claimed the lives of 11 brave men and set off what would become the worst marine oil spill in our country's history. Before the underwater Macondo […]
NOIA Statement on Final Well Control Rule
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 14, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Final Well Control Rule Washington, D.C. - NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the Final Well Control Rule released today: “The good news for industry today […]
Fact over Fiction on Atlantic Offshore Energy
Townhall | April 10, 2016 | David Holt President Obama said last year that he would rather the U.S. “with all the safeguards and standards that we have, be producing our oil and gas, rather than importing it, which is bad for our people” and “potentially […]
Obama’s Oil Drilling Ban Threatens National Security
Time | April 1, 2016 | Donald Loren We can't afford to say ‘no' to U.S. energy. The Obama administration recently reversed its 2015 plan to open up waters off the coasts of Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia to oil drilling. Officials claim the new decision […]
U.S. energy renaissance is here to stay, says ConocoPhillips CEO
Billings Gazette | April 1, 2016 | Tom Howard The same kind of innovative spirit that helped the United States regain the title of the world’s leader in oil and gas production will also help the industry weather current market downturns, says the chairman and […]
At Gulf Lease Sale, Offshore Producers Remain Committed to Providing Economic and Energy Benefits for American Consumers, Despite Tough Times
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. - NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement following today’s Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales: “Considering the current economic and regulatory environment, today’s Central Gulf […]
Tomorrow’s Gulf Lease Sales Vitally Important Even in Today’s Economic and Regulatory Environment
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. - NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales: “Historically, Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico […]
Offshore Drilling Ruling a Blow to Virginia, Others
The News & Advance | March 20, 2016 | Editorial Board The decision last week by the Obama administration to bar the Continental Shelf off the coastlines of Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from offshore oil and natural gas exploration is a blow, […]
The Advocate: A bad call by Obama on Atlantic drilling ban
The Advocate | March 17, 2016 | Editorial Board Critics of President Barack Obama, particularly politicians from the Midwestern states, have made a slogan out of environmental regulations pushed by the administration. Obama’s War on Coal, they call it. Well, what about oil? If not […]
The Administration Turns a Blind Eye to Long-term U.S. Energy Security and American Consumers
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. - National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement following the release of the 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program: “The good news is that there are […]
