Offshore Drilling
BOEM Awards Offshore US Exploration Permit to ARKeX
ARKeX, Tuesday July 14, 2015 ARKeX Ltd. today announced it has been awarded the first G&G oil and gas exploration permit by the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM). The ARKeX survey will acquire an airborne broadband gravity and magnetic survey over Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) […]
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 […]
Exxon Mobil Halting 3 Oil Platforms After Pipeline Spill
By Brian Melley, June 24, 2015, Associated Press Exxon Mobil Corp. has been forced to halt operations at three offshore oil platforms because it couldn't deliver to refineries in the wake of a broken pipeline that spilled up to 101,000 gallons of crude on the Santa […]
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 […]
Saltiel: Moving on from the BP blowout
April 29, 2015 Corpus Cristi Caller Times (subscription) - Last week marked the fifth anniversary of the Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico. We remembered those who were directly affected, especially the 11 workers from the Deepwater Horizon who lost their lives and the thousands […]
Sanford shifts stance, opposes offshore testing, drilling
Bo Petersen Apr 27 7:48 pm MOUNT PLEASANT — U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford switched positions Monday to oppose offshore oil and natural gas exploration and drilling. It was a question of finding a balance, he said. Sanford had supported the exploration to find out what resources […]
We’ve come a long way since the Gulf spill
April 21, 2015 - The Macondo well accident in the Gulf of Mexico, which marked its fifth anniversary on Monday, was a true tragedy. Eleven oil rig workers lost their lives, and no well is worth the loss of a single life. Tens of thousands […]
NOIA Closely Reviewing Proposed BOP/Well Control Regulations
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 13, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Closely Reviewing Proposed BOP/Well Control Regulations Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the proposed bop/well control regulations announced today by the Department of the Interior: “The Federal regulators promised a big […]
NOIA: Safety is First Priority Offshore
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 9, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA: Safety is First Priority Offshore Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi joined API’s Jack Gerard and IADC’s Stephen Colville this morning to discuss improvements in offshore safety since the Macondo Well accident five […]
NOIA Outlook on Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 235
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Outlook on Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 235 Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and […]
