Offshore Drilling
Noble Energy acquires interest in BP Gulf of Mexico leases
HOUSTON — Noble Energy Inc. will acquire 50 percent of BP’s interest in 17 Gulf of Mexico exploration leases, the Houston-based oil and gas announced Monday. Noble Energy’s announcement did not say how much the company will pay for its stake in the leases, and […]
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 […]
NO, the off-shore oil industry is not spiraling toward another BP oil spill
From the Washington Examiner by Randall Luthi Not surprisingly, there is a whole other side to the condemnation recently expressed in the New York Times by former Minerals Management Service Director Liz Birnbaum and Jacqueline Savitz of Oceana regarding the safety of the offshore oil and natural gas industry since the Macondo […]
SEA Jobs Act Opens the Door to Offshore Access and Energy Jobs in the South Atlantic
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 3, 2014 Contact: Robert Myers, (202) 465-8464, rmyers@nullnoia.org SEA Jobs Act Opens the Door to Offshore Access and Energy Jobs in the South Atlantic Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on Senator Tim […]
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales Show Continued Strong Interest Despite Competing Factors
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales Show Continued Strong Interest Despite Competing Factors Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement following today’s Gulf of Mexico offshore oil […]
Energy XXI chief: Massive Gulf merger will drive oil field growth
by Collin Eaton Energy XXI expands Gulf presence with $1.5B acquisition (Dave Rossman / For the Houston Chronicle) CEO John Schiller at Energy XXI Wednesday Sept. 19,2012. HOUSTON – Energy XXI’s $1.5 billion deal to buy another offshore oil and gas producer is notable in the energy industry, […]
Seismic testing offshore Lowcountry for oil, gas gets federal environmental OK
By Bo Petersen The Post and Courier Federal regulators promise to keep a close watch over potential disruptions to whales, dolphins and other marine species if deafening air-gun blasts are allowed offshore to test for natural gas or oil. But the concessions to protect the […]
Critics take aim at upcoming federal report on Atlantic drilling
Posted on February 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Offshore WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s Interior Department is on track this week to release a final environmental analysis that would help pave the way for the first seismic studies in decades to pinpoint […]
Moving Forward in the Decommissioning Industry
DecomWorld 2/21/2014 VIA Rigzone Within the last four years, the decommissioning and abandonment (D&A) business in the Gulf of Mexico has taken on an unrivalled pace of platform removal and well plugging and abandonment activity. With over 600 platforms currently eligible for decommissioning in this region […]
NOIA Response to the SOTU
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Response to the SOTU- Expand Opportunity for Americans through More Offshore Energy Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s […]
