Industry News

Offshore Magazine | January 13, 2017 | Randall Luthi The election of Donald Trump may have charted an unexpected course for the offshore oil and gas world in 2017. After eight years of “just trying to hang on” through the onslaught of new regulations and […]

Caller Times Corpus Christi | January 14, 2017 | Rob Saltiel President Obama’s recent decisions to withdraw huge areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans from future oil and gas leasing opportunities and to deny seismic survey permits in the Atlantic are not in keeping […]

Mississippi Today | January 11, 2017 | Kenda Ablaza There are plenty of well-paying jobs in Mississippi that young workers have yet to discover — at least that’s what the  Mississippi Energy Institute says. The Jackson-based nonprofit policy group is leading a digital campaign focused […]

The Advertiser | January 11, 2017 | Brady Como On its way out the door, the Obama administration has made two short-sighted decisions about the nation’s energy future. First, it withdrew areas in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans from future oil and natural gas leasing […]

Bloomberg | January 9, 2016 | David Wethe The oil industry is expected to boost spending for the first time in three years after slashing almost half a million jobs globally during the downturn, according to industry consultant Graves & Co. More than three quarters […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 6, 2017 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Slams BOEM’s Denial of Offshore Seismic Permits Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s denial of seismic survey […]

The Hill | January 6, 2017 | Sayers Tuzroyluk, Sr. In the name of climate change initiatives President Obama has, over the course of his presidency, marginalized the voices of the Arctic Iñupiat while destroying our ability to develop a stable economy in Arctic Alaska. […]

CNN | January 5, 2017 | Catherine E. Shoichet A hefty government gas price hike is fueling protests, looting and road blockades in Mexico. Authorities arrested more than 250 people for robbery and acts of vandalism around the country this week, officials said. Some protests […]

Forbes | January 3, 2017 | Brigham A. McCown Last week, the Friday afternoon before Christmas, the Obama Administration announced its long expected offshore oil and gas leasing program for 2017 – 2022. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the timing of the statement, the decision was a […]

The Wichita Eagle | December 28, 2016 | Dan Voorhis The coming year has to be better for the state’s oil and gas industry than 2016. And, at this point, it looks as if it will be. Saudi Arabia and other global oil producers flooded […]