Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
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 […]
Nye: Time for Virginia to take part in the energy boom
Nye: Time for Virginia to take part in the energy boom Jason Nye | Nye is senior vice president for Statoil and serves on the National Ocean Industries Association's board of directors. He is a 1983 graduate of Northside High and native of Roanoke. | […]
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 […]
Feds will wait til March to open sealed Gulf bids
Posted on January 24, 2014 at 5:24 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy WASHINGTON — Oil companies that hope to nab new drilling leases near the U.S.-Mexico boundary in the Gulf of Mexico will have to wait a little longer to see if they were successful. Interior Secretary Sally […]
NOIA Echoes Importance of U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing on Atlantic Seismic Exploration
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 10, 2014 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Echoes Importance of U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing on Atlantic Seismic Exploration Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the hearing on seismic […]
2014 should be the Year of the Arctic for energy exploration
BY RANDALL LUTHI | JANUARY 6, 2014 AT 10:07 AM Energy exploration in the Arctic has been a hot topic in recent years and is not likely to cool down in 2014. The United States was stuck in neutral on the topic for 2013, but those […]
Ann Chapman – N.C. needs offshore oil and gas activity
By Ann Chapman For StarNews Media Published: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 9:33 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 9:33 a.m. The energy industry is a consistent driver of employment and economic growth in many areas of the country, from the Rocky Mountains […]
Luthi: Virginia’s offshore gold mine awaits
Richmond Times Dispatch Guest-Columnists Randall Luthi | Posted 11 hours ago Forty years ago, the oil embargo awakened our nation to a harsh reality. Our natural resource-rich country was unable to meet its growing energy needs and was dependent on foreign energy sources, mainly oil. Without international trade […]
