Industry News
Trump’s Offshore Oil Plan Will Struggle to Lure Rigs From Guyana
Bloomberg | Jennifer Dlouhy | January 17, 2018 The world’s hottest offshore prospect for oil companies is off the coast of Guyana, where a string of major discoveries has drawn hundreds of millions of dollars in a quest for crude. The Trump administration is hoping […]
Shutdown forces delay of hearings on Trump offshore drilling plan
Washington Examiner | John Seigel | January 22, 2018 The Trump administration has postponed public hearings scheduled this week for its controversial offshore drilling plan because of the partial government shutdown. The hearings were scheduled, Monday through Thursday, in Augusta, Maine; Baton Rouge, La.; Anchorage, Alaska; Concord, […]
NOIA Applauds Committee Passage of the SEA Act
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued this statement following passage of the Streamlining Environmental Approvals (SEA) Act by the House Natural Resources Committee: “NOIA commends the House Natural Resources Committee […]
NOIA Statement on Secretarial Announcement Regarding Florida Offshore Waters
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Secretarial Announcement Regarding Florida Offshore Waters Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on Secretary Zinke’s announcement regarding Florida offshore waters: “The […]
NOIA Applauds Bold Draft Proposal for New 5-Year National Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 4, 2018 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-9463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on DOI’s 2019-2024 National Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: “With 94 percent of our nation’s outer […]
GAO finds inconsistencies in processing offshore oil testing
The Hill | Timothy Cama | January 4, 2018 Federal regulators under the Obama administration were inconsistent in how they processed applications to conduct seismic research for offshore oil and natural gas, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found. Auditors found in a report released Thursday that, depending […]
Chairman Bishop Provides Much Needed Look at Seismic Permitting Process with GAO Report
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 4, 2018 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org Chairman Bishop Provides Much Needed Look at Seismic Permitting Process with GAO Report Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued this statement following the release of the Government Accountability […]
America could become oil king of the world in 2018
CNNMoney | Matt Egan | January 3, 2018 The United States is poised to ramp up crude oil production by 10% in 2018 to about 11 million barrels per day, according to research firm Rystad Energy. Surging shale oil output should allow the United States […]
U.S. oil production booms as new year begins
Washington Post | Thomas Heath | December 31, 2017 U.S. crude oil production is flirting with record highs heading into the new year, thanks to the technological nimbleness of shale oil drillers . The current abundance has erased memories of 1973 gas lines, which raised […]
NOIA Welcomes Opportunity to Comment on Revisions to Offshore Production Safety Systems Rule
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 28, 2017 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Welcomes Opportunity to Comment on Revisions to Offshore Production Safety Systems Rule Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on revisions to the […]
