Arctic Drilling

New Taxes on Energy Will Not Bolster American Middle Class

For Immediate Release: Monday, February 2, 2015 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on the President’s 2016 Budget Request New Taxes on Energy Will Not Bolster American Middle Class   Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the Obama […]

Draft Offshore Leasing Program Adds Atlantic Opportunities, Misses Others

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA:  Draft Offshore Leasing Program Adds Atlantic Opportunities, Misses Others Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the 2017-2022 Draft Proposed OCS Oil and Gas […]

Arctic explorers retreat from hostile waters amid oil plunge

When Statoil ASA acquired the last of three licenses off Greenland’s west coast in January 2012, oil at more than $110 a barrel made exploring the iceberg-ridden waters an attractive proposition. Less than two years later, the price of oil had been cut by almost […]

NOIA Statement on Bristol Bay Action

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org  NOIA Statement on Bristol Bay Action Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s action on Bristol Bay:  “It is hard to understand President Obama’s […]

Can Arctic Drilling Be Done Safely?

BY CLARE FORAN August 18, 2014 The Interior Department is putting the finishing touches on new safety standards for oil-drilling operations off the northern coast of Alaska. National Journal's Ben Geman writes: "On Friday Interior's offshore safety branch sent the proposal to the White House […]

Administration studies Arctic requirements

Posted on August 17, 2014 at 9:10 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy,   WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is closer than ever to imposing the first minimum standards for oil and gas activity in U.S. Arctic waters, as Shell pursues permits that could allow it […]

Obama’s “All-of-the-Above” Energy Strategy Doesn’t Go Far Enough

For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 29, 2014 Contact:  Robert Myers, (202) 465-8464 or (786) 256-1611, rmyers@nullnoia.org  Obama’s “All-of-the-Above” Energy Strategy Doesn’t Go Far Enough  Washington, D.C. –Announcing  its “All-of-the-Above” energy strategy today, the Obama Administration rightfully celebrates the United States’ new position as the largest […]

BY COLIN DAILEDA3 DAYS AGO The United States Navy is drawing up a plan to operate in what is rapidly becoming a seasonally-open Arctic Ocean, and thus a new theater of operations. The amount of sea ice that covers the Arctic Ocean at the end […]

2014 should be the Year of the Arctic for energy exploration

BY RANDALL LUTHI | JANUARY 6, 2014 AT 10:07 AM Energy exploration in the Arctic has been a hot topic in recent years and is not likely to cool down in 2014. The United States was stuck in neutral on the topic for 2013, but those […]

Crude Debate: Should Washington Lift Oil Export Ban?

Crude Debate: Should Washington Lift Oil Export Ban? An oil tanker docked at a ConocoPhillips refinery in Louisiana. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)(Mario Tama/Getty Images) By Amy Harder January 6, 2014 A federal ban dating back decades that restricts exports of crude oil is suddenly in […]
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