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Bloomberg | Jessica Summers | March 20, 2018 Crude advanced to a three-week high as the OPEC-led alliance of major oil producers accelerated the timeline for curbing a worldwide supply glut. Futures in New York climbed as much as 2.4 percent on Tuesday. Global crude […]

The Spartanburg Herald-Journal | Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC)  | March 13, 2018 The Trump administration recently announced a new five-year offshore energy leasing plan that would begin the process of allowing exploration off the coast of South Carolina, well beyond the visible horizon. This is […]

Wall Street Journal | Editorial Board | February 1, 2018 Readers of pre-millennial vintage may recall the 2008 presidential campaign when Republicans and especially Sarah Palin picked up the chant “drill, baby, drill” as a response to soaring oil prices. The theme was much derided, […]

New York Times | Clifford Krauss | January 28, 2018 HOUSTON — A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in American oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saudi Arabia and dampen price pressures at […]

RRichmond Times-Dispatch | David Banks | February 6, 2018 The outcry over potential oil and gas exploration in untapped areas of the Outer Continental Shelf — from the Atlantic to the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific and Arctic — has cast much-needed focus […]

Townhall | Paul Driessen | February 3, 2018 Under the current offshore energy program developed during the Obama years, 94% of the nation’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is off limits to leasing and drilling. Under the Draft Proposed Program (DPP) announced January 4 by Secretary of the […]

Bloomberg | Jennifer Dlouhy | January 17, 2018 The world’s hottest offshore prospect for oil companies is off the coast of Guyana, where a string of major discoveries has drawn hundreds of millions of dollars in a quest for crude. The Trump administration is hoping […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued this statement following passage of the Streamlining Environmental Approvals (SEA) Act by the House Natural Resources Committee: “NOIA commends the House Natural Resources Committee […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Secretarial Announcement Regarding Florida Offshore Waters Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on Secretary Zinke’s announcement regarding Florida offshore waters: “The […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 4, 2018 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-9463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on DOI’s 2019-2024 National Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: “With 94 percent of our nation’s outer […]