Gulf of Mexico
Our Views: Continue exploration, exploitation of oil and gas resources offshore
The Advocate | Staff Editorial | September 26, 2019 Louisiana and the Gulf Coast are a major reason for an economic disaster that did not happen. Not too many years ago, the attack on Saudi Arabian refinery facilities might have been a cataclysm for the […]
NOIA Statement on GOM Lease Sale 253
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on GOM Lease Sale 253 Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Vice President of Communications and Member Development Nicolette Nye issued the following statement following today’s Gulf of Mexico […]
Murphy Green-lights King’s Quay FPS
Offshore Engineer | August 9, 2019 Murphy Oil has sanctioned the King’s Quay project in the US Gulf of Mexico, the US independent revealed in its second quarter earnings report. Anchored by the deepwater Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai developments, the King’s Quay floating production system (FPS) […]
T-Mobile, RigNet launch LTE wireless network in the Gulf of Mexico
Houston Chronicle | Jordan Blum | July 26, 2019 Houston-based RigNet has partnered with T-Mobile to expand LTE wireless service to more than 60,000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico, offering greater communications networks for the offshore oil and gas sector. The new 4G […]
Drilling activity picks up in US Gulf
Offshore Magazine | Bruce Beaubouef | June 4, 2019 E&P activity in the US Gulf of Mexico may finally be picking up. A number of notable metrics are expected to increase this year, including the first increase in drilling in four years according to a recent […]
Oil industry under-invested in Gulf of Mexico?
FOX Business May. 08, 2019 Fieldwood Energy CEO Matt McCarroll on the state of the oil market, Anadarko's decision to go with Occidental's buyout offer over Chevron and address environmental concerns over drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Video Link
A forgotten anniversary underscores importance of offshore access
Houston Chronicle | Randall Luthi | May 7, 2019 Six months ago an important offshore anniversary quietly slipped by seemingly forgotten. A decade ago, on October 1, 2008, a 27-year congressional moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the U.S. outer continental shelf expired. In […]
Letters: Energy industry committed to offshore safety
The Advocate | Charlie Williams | March 17, 2019 As you stated in your recent editorial, “Lessons from Deepwater Horizon disaster still resonate nearly a decade later,” next month marks the ninth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. The […]
NOIA Statement on Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 252
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 252 Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement regarding today’s Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 252: […]
Hess Sees ‘Running Room’ In Gulf Of Mexico
Hart Energy | Velda Addison | December 13, 2018 Prolific production in the Permian Basin and large, play-opening discoveries offshore Guyana may regularly grab headlines, but companies like Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) still see value in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The New York-headquartered company […]