Arctic Drilling
NOIA Commends Shell’s Efforts Offshore Alaska
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 28, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement regarding Shell’s decision to halt exploration activities offshore Alaska: “NOIA commends Shell’s efforts in the Chukchi Sea […]
Alaskan Industry & Labor Leaders Write to President Obama
Alaska Dispatch News | September 2, 2015 Below is a letter written by Alaska industry and labor leaders to President Obama on the occasion of his visit this week: Dear Mr. President, On behalf of our organizations and the tens of thousands of jobs we […]
FuelFix: Native Alaskans tout Arctic energy development before president’s visit
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 […]
NOIA Praises Interior’s Approval for Arctic Exploration
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 […]
WSJ Editorial by John Deutch: Amplify the Oil Boom by Liberating U.S. Exports
The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by former Undersecretary of the Department of Energy John Deutch With U.S. oil production on a long-term uptick, the long-standing ban on direct exports of crude should be abolished. Bills in both houses of Congress propose to […]
Shell Ships Call on Homer, Alaska
By Miranda Weiss, June 25, 2015, Homer News A massive red-hulled ship tied up at the Deep Water Dock last week. The 750-foot-long M/V Marika was an impressive sight as it dwarfed structures on the Spit. It stayed through the weekend and then untied and set anchor […]
Luthi: The Arctic Myth
The Arctic Myth | Commentary, June 1 By Randall Luthi, Special to Roll Call America’s economic future depends on energy. I have often been critical of Congress and the Obama administration for not doing enough to secure our energy future, but I am pleased to give […]
Shell clears major hurdle for Arctic drilling
The Seattle Times, May 11, 2015 WASHINGTON — Just days ahead of planned protests of Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program in Seattle, the Obama administration Monday gave conditional approval to allow drilling for oil off the Alaska coast this summer, a major victory for the […]
NOIA Statement on Conditional Approval of Chukchi Exploration Plan
For Immediate Release: Monday, May 11, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Conditional Approval of Chukchi Exploration Plan Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on BOEM's conditional approval of Shell's revised Chukchi Sea exploration plan: “The Bureau of […]
NOIA Statement on Proposed Arctic Regulations: Don’t Freeze American Opportunity
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 20, 2015 Contact: Robert Myers, (202) 465-8464, rmyers@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Proposed Arctic Regulations: Don’t Freeze American Opportunity NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s proposed Arctic Regulations on offshore oil and gas production: […]
