Industry News
Obama’s Last-Minute Offshore Drilling Ban Could Be Illegal
Daily Caller | December 22, 2016 | Andrew Follett Outgoing President Barack Obama used his executive authority to “permanently” ban oil drilling in parts of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, but this move may be illegal, according to an industry group. Obama’s administration used a legal strategy […]
Obama Bans New Oil Drilling on Millions of Acres of U.S. Waters
Bloomberg | December 20, 2016 | Jennifer A. Dlouhy & Josh Wingrove President Barack Obama banned new offshore oil and gas development in more than 100 million acres of the U.S. Arctic and undersea canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, an announcement certain to provoke a fight […]
NOIA Decries Obama Withdrawal of Offshore Areas, Looks Forward to Trump Administration
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Decries Obama Withdrawal of Offshore Areas, Looks Forward to Trump Administration Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the withdrawal of portions of […]
California Officials Sue Feds Over Offshore Fracking
KPBS | December 20, 2016 | AP State Attorney General Kamala Harris and the California Coastal Commission on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's recent finding that fracking off the state's coast has no significant environmental impact. The lawsuit filed in federal court […]
Obama Said to Use 1953 Law to Block Drilling in Arctic, Atlantic
Bloomberg | December 20, 2016 | Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in much of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, a move that could indefinitely restrict oil production there, according to […]
Freshening prospects for offshore energy
The Washington Times | December 13, 2016 | Randall Luthi It’s official: Offshore energy is about more than oil and natural gas in the United States. With operations expected to begin soon at the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island, the […]
NOIA Applauds Nomination of Congressman Ryan Zinke as Next Interior Secretary
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 15, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Nomination of Congressman Ryan Zinke as Next Interior Secretary Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the nomination of Congressman Ryan Zinke […]
GOP plots legislative assault as Dems dig in
E&E News | December 13, 2016 | Arianna Skibell As the 114th Congress wrapped up last week, the House Natural Resources Committee's top Democrat looked ahead to the 115th, saying he expects Republicans to use every tool at their disposal to roll back environmental regulations, […]
Stung by climbing costs, can deepwater drilling bounce back?
E&E News | December 13, 2016 | Nathanial Gronewold Four years ago, Statoil ASA executive William Maloney proudly invited a handful of energy reporters to the Maersk Developer, which was then busy drilling a well in the deepest reaches of the Gulf of Mexico for […]
Energy Poverty Is Much Worse for the Poor Than Climate Change
Reason Magazine | November 25, 2016 | Ronald Bailey Some 1.2 billion people do not have access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook 2016report. About 2.7 billion still cook and heat their dwellings with wood, crop residues, and dung. In […]
