Offshore Drilling Moratorium

For Immediate Release: Friday, May 27, 2016 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Final EA on Offshore Fracking in California Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement following today’s release of BOEM and BSEE’s report on offshore fracking: “Today’s final environmental assessment (EA) report […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Randall Luthi America is in the midst of an economic boom and a manufacturing renaissance because it has developed new domestic oil and gas resources. However, some argue that with oil prices so low, it makes no sense to pursue offshore Atlantic oil and […]

By Sun Journal Staff Published: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 12:56 PM. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, filed an amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill requiring the White House to set up procedures for leasing, exploring, and developing offshore oil […]

Photo: Chevron/Statoil Two new studies by Quest Offshore Inc. for the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) show vast potential energy and economic benefits to the U.S. if the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific outer continental shelf (OCS) […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 18, 2014 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org  NOIA Comments on New BOEM Director  Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement regarding selection of Abigail Hopper as Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy […]

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 […]

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 19 11/19/2014 By Nick Snow OGJ Washington Editor Offshore oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and on the US Atlantic and Pacific coasts could create more than 838,000 American jobs and raise more than $200 billion in revenue for […]