Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

NOIA President Comments on Nomination of Janice Schneider for ASLM

  For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 7, 2013 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA President Comments on Nomination of Janice Schneider for ASLM  Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the nomination of Janice Schneider to be […]

Interior chief seeks balance in use of public lands

October 31, 2013, 04:02 pm By Laura Barron-Lopez Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Thursday handed down a new order to guide energy development projects on public lands. The order "is about good government" and encourages businesses to work with Interior on caring for public lands, Jewell […]

Interior Department sees leadership shuffle

Posted on October 30, 2013 at 9:57 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy  Tommy Beaudreau, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday Nov. 29, 2011. (Rich Clement/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON — A top Interior Department official who helped oversee the restructuring […]

New waves of seismic technology yield big oil finds (video)

Posted on October 28, 2013 at 11:59 pm by Zain Shauk  John Etgen, distinguished advisor for seismic imaging at BP, discusses seismic imaging results. Breakthroughs in seismic imaging have helped oil companies understand and pursue vast new resources. (Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle) HOUSTON — For decades, the […]

VA Offshore Wind Sale Underscores Vast Potential of OCS Energy

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 Contact:  Robert Myers, (202) 347-6900, rmyers@nullnoia.org   VA Offshore Wind Sale Underscores Vast Potential of OCS Energy   Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on bidding in today’s OCS Wind Sale, […]

Western Gulf Sale Shows Continued Focus on Deepwater

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (703) 732-0801, nnye@nullnoia.org    Western Gulf Sale Shows Continued Focus on Deepwater   Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on bidding in Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233: […]

Seismic Surveys Prospecting for Offshore Wind in Maryland

Cruise mapping wind prospects off Maryland State-funded survey collecting data for turbine development By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun5:00 a.m. EDT, August 20, 2013 OCEAN CITY — The high-rise towers of Maryland's Atlantic beach resort were blips on the horizon from 13 miles offshore. Except for […]

US auctions 1st offshore wind energy leases in 2 areas off New England coast to RI firm

By Associated Press, Published: July 31 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island firm is the high bidder in an auction to build a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It’s the first time the federal government has sold competitive leases for […]

Oil work to go on in Alaska’s Arctic waters, without drilling

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 28 No one will drill in Arctic waters off Alaska this year, but there is still plenty of offshore work for the oil industry to do when conditions finally allow it next month. Full Story

Offshore survey crew ships out

The state is funding the $3.3m project to expedite offshore wind development. The contract includes “a high resolution geophysical survey of the area of the outer continental shelf designated by the US Department of Interior as the Maryland wind energy ... reNews
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