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The Texas Tribune | Tuesday, September 1, 2015 This December marks 40 years since Congress passed the crude oil export ban - an antiquated law created in response to disruptions in global supply in the 1970s. Fortunately, the world looks very different, and our country's […]

FuelFix | Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | Jennifer Dlouhy WASHINGTON — Native Alaskans are delivering a welcome message as President Barack Obama travels to the state, asking him to “continue to support Arctic energy development.” The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, which represents some 12,000 Alaska […]

The Economist | Saturday, August 22, 2015 | Editorial Board WHEN the economics textbooks of the future are written, America’s ban on crude-oil exports will be a fine example of the perverse effects of protectionism. Similarly, a decision by Barack Obama’s administration on August 14th […]

Forbes - Opinion, Wednesday, August 19, 2015 by Alex Epstein Thanks to American ingenuity, this country has the potential to become the energy engine of the world—jumpstarting our economy, guaranteeing our energy security, helping billions to pull themselves out of poverty, and creating millions of […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement following DOI’s Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale:  “While disappointing, the results of this lease sale are not surprising and accurately reflect […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]