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Michael Olsen
Senior Director, Government Affairs Statoil Mike Olsen is Senior Director, Government Affairs in Statoil’s Washington, D.C. office, where his focus is on legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that impact the company’s activities in the U.S. He was previously Senior Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office […]
Hans Kros
Manager, IMR Oceaneering International, Inc. Hans has over 15 years of experience with Oceaneering International in subsea systems design and development, project management, offshore operations management, and P&L responsibility for vessel-based deep water projects. He has worked extensively with ROV’s and other subsea robotics systems […]
New National Offshore Wind Strategy not Enough to Meet Growing Energy Demands
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 6, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org New National Offshore Wind Strategy not Enough to Meet Growing Energy Demands Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the new National Offshore Wind Strategy announced today: “As the United […]
Statoil Renews Push into Arctic Oil Basins
Wall Street Journal | September 6, 2016 | Kjetil Malkenes Hovland Norway’s Statoil ASA said Tuesday that it was pushing deeper into the Arctic, shopping for Barents Sea drilling licenses in a bid to add resources and maintain output over the coming decades. The 67% […]
Commentary: Knowledge has helped industry drill safely in Arctic for decades
Fuel Fix | September 9, 2016 | Nikki Martin As environmental groups continue to try to find ways to ban fossil fuel development, they often point to pictures of snow-covered tundras to make the point that we “just don’t know enough” about the Arctic environment […]
NOIA Commends U.S. House on Passage of the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Commends U.S. House on Passage of the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the House’s passage of H.R. 5577, the […]
Interest In The Arctic Continues
E&P Magazine | September 1, 2016 | Lucas Frances The coming months are a critical time for communities in America’s Arctic. The administration, through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), will soon finalize the next five-year plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and determine if lease sales […]
Oil discoveries at 70-year low signal supply shortfall ahead
Bloomberg | August 30, 2016 | Mikael Holter Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year, they’ll probably find even less, spurring new fears about their ability to meet future demand. With oil prices down by more […]
Oil prices rise on U.S. weather fears, OPEC speculation
Reuters | August 30, 2016 | Ahmad Ghaddar Oil futures rose on Tuesday supported by production suspensions in the U.S. Gulf due to an expected tropical storm and speculation that producers meeting in Algeria next month will act to prop up prices. Brent crude futures […]
Industry Shows Continued Commitment to U.S. Economic & Energy Security at Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Industry Shows Continued Commitment to U.S. Economic & Energy Security at Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on today’s Western Gulf […]
