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NOIA Statement on Partial Government Shutdown
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 16, 2018 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Partial Government Shutdown Washington, D.C. –Randall Luthi, President of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), issued the following statement regarding the partial government shutdown: "NOIA supports the Administration’s decision to […]
East Coast governors wrong to oppose Trump’s plan for seismic testing in Atlantic
The Hill | Robert W. Chase | January 4, 2019 If you care about our nation’s economy and jobs, now is not the time to oppose seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean. Yet that is precisely what several East Coast governors have done in an effort to […]
NOIA Statement on Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Resignation
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 17, 2018 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Secretary Ryan Zinke's Resignation Washington, D.C. – In response to the announcement that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will leave his office at the end of the year, Randall Luthi, President of the […]
Martha’s Vineyard Wind-Farm Site Spurs Record $405 Million Bids
Bloomberg | Jennifer Dlouhy | December 14, 2018 Three companies bid a record-shattering $405 million to nab U.S. rights to build offshore wind farms near Massachusetts on Friday, a testament to the surging appeal of renewable power and investors’ growing confidence in demand for it. […]
Northeast offshore wind lease sale blows through record
POLITICO | Erick Wolff | December 14, 2018 The auction for offshore wind power leases in the Northeast obliterated previous records on Friday as renewable energy developers scrambled to secure acreage in the last federal sale until at least 2020. Provisional winners were Equinor, Mayflower […]
NOIA Applauds Massive Wind Auction Offshore Massachusetts
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 14, 2018 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Massive Wind Auction Offshore Massachusetts Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the results of today’s wind auction offshore Massachusetts: “The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) […]
Offshore Wind Bonanza Beckons Developers in High-Stakes Auction
Bloomberg | Jennifer Dlouhy | December 13, 2018 Eleven companies were vying on Thursday for the opportunity to install wind turbines in Atlantic waters off Massachusetts, setting the stage for a record-breaking auction driven by growing demand for renewable power in Northeast U.S. After eight […]
Hess Sees ‘Running Room’ In Gulf Of Mexico
Hart Energy | Velda Addison | December 13, 2018 Prolific production in the Permian Basin and large, play-opening discoveries offshore Guyana may regularly grab headlines, but companies like Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) still see value in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The New York-headquartered company […]
US territories take another step towards offshore wind
Offshore Wind Journal | David Foxwell | December 11, 2018 National Ocean Industries Association president Randall Luthi issued the following statement following the passage of HR 6665, the Offshore Wind for Territories Act, by the House of Representatives. “House passage of HR 6665 is welcome […]
Seismic testing approved in Atlantic, as Trump pursues drilling there
Houston Chronicle | James Osborne | December 3, 2018 WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has approved seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean, in what would be the first step in expanding offshore oil and gas drilling to the East Coast. In a notice published Friday, […]
