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SEA Jobs Act Opens the Door to Offshore Access and Energy Jobs in the South Atlantic
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 3, 2014 Contact: Robert Myers, (202) 465-8464, rmyers@nullnoia.org SEA Jobs Act Opens the Door to Offshore Access and Energy Jobs in the South Atlantic Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on Senator Tim […]
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales Show Continued Strong Interest Despite Competing Factors
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales Show Continued Strong Interest Despite Competing Factors Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement following today’s Gulf of Mexico offshore oil […]
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) Press release on NOIA/API Study
For Immediate Release Thursday, December 5, 2013 Scalise: Expanded American energy production will create jobs, jumpstart economy Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after a new report commissioned by National Ocean Industries Association and the American Petroleum Institute found that […]
New Offshore Atlantic Coast Study Could Spur Economy
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 5, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Study Shows that Developing Atlantic Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Could Spur 280,000 New Jobs and Add $Billions to the Economy and Government by 2035 A new study released by […]
Venezuela’s government seizes U.S.-owned oil rigs
CARACAS, VENEZUELA Venezuela has quietly seized control of two oil rigs owned by a unit of Houston-based Superior Energy Services after the company shut them down because the state oil monopoly was months behind on payments. The seizure took place Thursday after a judge in […]
Breaking News! “Obama Administration Names New (BSEE) Offshore Drilling Regulator”
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy The Obama administration is once again tapping a Coast Guard veteran to be the nation’s next chief offshore drilling regulator. Former Coast Guard Vice Adm. Brian Salerno will take over as director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement later […]
Senior House Republican threatens fresh Interior subpoenas
By Ben Geman - 07/17/13 10:48 AM ET House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) is threatening to play hardball with the Interior Department over what he called a lack of responsiveness to requests for documents. “We are really out of patience with the department’s […]
Shell names new CEO to replace retiring Voser
Royal Dutch Shell selected its future chief executive officer, refining leader Ben van Beurden, indicating its plans to leverage its chemical and refining expertise to keep pace with the growing role of downstream. Full Story
Opinion – Unlock energy potential for Virginia and nation, Randall Luthi
With bipartisan passage of the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, Doc Hastings and the U.S. House of Representatives charted a course for safely developing American oil and natural gas from our oceans. We can provide new jobs, increase state and federal treasuries and enhance our […]
Obama’s Energy Security Trust collecting dust
By Zack Colman - 07/02/13 02:46 PM ET President Obama’s plan for a $2 billion Energy Security Trust is collecting dust on Capitol Hill. Full Story
