Industry News
NOIA: Gulf Lease Sale Will Provide Economic & Energy Benefits Even in Tough Times for Industry
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Gulf Lease Sale Will Provide Economic & Energy Benefits Even in Tough Times for Industry “We look forward to tomorrow’s Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale, but do not anticipate jaw-dropping results […]
NOIA Praises Interior’s Approval for Arctic Exploration
For Immediate Release: Monday, August 17, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Praises Interior’s Approval for Arctic Exploration Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following approval of Shell’s revised Application to Drill in the Chukchi Sea: “Secretary Jewell and the Bureau […]
Heitkamp Statement on Successful Push to Loosen the U.S. Oil Exports Ban
Senate.gov, Friday, August 14, 2015 Heitkamp and Murkowski Urged Commerce Dept to Authorize Oil Swaps With Mexico in February – Which the Administration Today Heeded – as Part of Her Broader Push to Lift the U.S. Oil Exports Ban BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi […]
IHS REPORT: US CRUDE OIL EXPORTS WILL INCREASES WAGES, GDP
A new IHS report, Unleashing the Supply Chain, finds that lifting the 40-year old crude oil export ban will have a dramatic positive impact across the US on supply chain jobs, income, and government revenue. IHS finds that lifting the export ban would support nearly 1 million additional […]
NOIA Supports DOI’s Upcoming Offshore Lease Sale
For Immediate Release: Friday, August 14, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement supporting DOI’s Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale scheduled for next week: “The call to delay next week’s Department of the […]
WSJ Editorial by John Deutch: Amplify the Oil Boom by Liberating U.S. Exports
The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by former Undersecretary of the Department of Energy John Deutch With U.S. oil production on a long-term uptick, the long-standing ban on direct exports of crude should be abolished. Bills in both houses of Congress propose to […]
NC Department of Energy & Natural Resources Secretary: Offshore drilling can be done safely
StarNews Online, Wednesday, August 12, 2015 By North Carolina Department of Energy & Natural Resources Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart In contrast to Wilmington's recent resolution, I'm confident we can successfully balance the economic benefits of offshore energy exploration with responsible stewardship of our environment. […]
WaPo Editorial Board: Lifting the export ban on crude oil would be a boon to the U.S. economy
Washington Post, Sunday, August 2, 2015 IMAGINE THERE were a simple policy that would spur economic growth, lower gas prices and please international allies. This policy exists: removing the United States’ irrational and outdated ban on exporting domestically produced crude oil. A bill lifting the […]
NOIA Applauds Senate Passage of OPENS Act
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 30, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of the OPENS Act, which will open new areas of the […]
BSEE Verifies Response Equipment of NOIA Members Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Marine Spill Response Corp.
Fort Jackson, LA, Thursday, July 23, 2015 Preparedness Analysts with BSEE’s Oil Spill Preparedness Division boarded the Louisiana Responder at Fort Jackson, Louisiana on July 14 to test the response readiness of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. While conducting an equipment verification, the team witnessed the testing […]
