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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org  Tomorrow’s Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Could Surprise Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 247:  “Tomorrow’s […]

Reuters | March 6, 2017 |  Ernest Scheyder Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), the world's largest publicly traded oil producer, said on Monday it would invest $20 billion through 2022 to expand its chemical and oil refining plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The investments at […]

InsideSources | March 6, 2017 | Erin Mundahl In 2012, then-President Obama often repeated the line that the U.S. had only 2 percent of the world’s proven oil reserves, while American consumption far outpaced that. It was part of his argument for alternative fuels and […]

For Immediate Release: Wedneday, March 1, 2017 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Confirmation of Interior Secretary Zinke, Hopeful for Recommitment to Offshore Opportunities  Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the Confirmation of Interior Secretary […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org Offshore Energy Can Power U.S. Economic Growth Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi released the following statement after President Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress: “As President Trump begins work on […]

The Vindicator | February 21, 2017 | Doug Polk The nation’s energy security is stronger than it has been in decades. U.S. oil and natural gas production – thanks to the shale revolution happening in states like Ohio – has surged. We are now the […]

The Detroit News | February 19, 2017 | Andrew Langer Some parting gift: On his way out the White House door, President Barack Obama banned seismic surveying in the Atlantic Ocean from New England south to Virginia. It was a fitting end to eight years […]

Offshore Engineer | February 15, 2017 Hess Corp.’s Stampede tension leg platform moved one step closer to production Wednesday following completion of an initial pre-production inspection of its topsides by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) at the Kiewit shipyard in Ingleside, Texas. […]

Houma Today | January 29, 2017 | Marc Ehrhardt The oil and natural gas industry has been an economic partner and steward of Louisiana's working coast for more than a century. It is providing a significant portion of the funding that will make the Coastal […]

The Hill | January 23, 2017 | Lucas Frances A recent opinion submitted by Duane Miller lauded former President Obama’s closure of America’s Arctic to future exploration. The author correctly states that, “As a major economy, we need a strategic, diversified approach to energy development,” […]