Industry News
Oceana does little to further an important and complex discussion
The Hill | September 29, 2016 | Lucas Frances Yesterday the environmental group Oceana authored a piece in these pages which attacked the Arctic Energy Center and Arctic Coalition as fronts for the oil and gas industry. We at the AEC welcome a discussion about Arctic […]
Oil company CEO sees recovery — someday
The Advertiser | September 20, 2016 | Ken Stickney David Welch said Wednesday he's confident the oil and gas industry will bounce back. He's just not sure when. Welch, chairman, president and CEO of Stone Energy Corp. in Lafayette, told the quarterly meeting of the Louisiana […]
A Better Way on Energy Policy: An American Success Story
Morning Consult | September 8, 2016 | Rep. Fred Upton In a world often confronted with bad news, positive developments are welcome. Our nation’s energy situation is providing such relief to what’s often a drought of good news. Abundant supply, new technologies, market forces, and […]
Cutting off Arctic drilling options would harm US energy security
The Hill | September 19, 2016 | Erik Milito Maintaining Arctic exploration options in the Obama administration’s next five-year leasing plan is critical for America’s future energy security. Alaska’s Beaufort and Chukchi seas are estimated to contain more oil and natural gas than the Atlantic […]
Oil Services Find Hope in Giant Windmills Anchored to Ocean Bed
Bloomberg | September 21, 2016 | Joe Ryan Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. has for decades built hulking platforms to extract oil and natural gas from the seabed. With the collapse of offshore drilling, the company has turned to helping harvest another energy resource: wind. Gulf […]
Offshore Arctic Development; Alaskans Look North to Future
Real Clear Energy | September 16, 2016 | Mead Treadwell Alaska’s state motto, “North to the Future,” represents our state as a land of promise. Alaskans believe in that promise, and in an overwhelming response to the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management […]
New National Offshore Wind Strategy not Enough to Meet Growing Energy Demands
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 6, 2016 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org New National Offshore Wind Strategy not Enough to Meet Growing Energy Demands Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the new National Offshore Wind Strategy announced today: “As the United […]
Statoil Renews Push into Arctic Oil Basins
Wall Street Journal | September 6, 2016 | Kjetil Malkenes Hovland Norway’s Statoil ASA said Tuesday that it was pushing deeper into the Arctic, shopping for Barents Sea drilling licenses in a bid to add resources and maintain output over the coming decades. The 67% […]
Commentary: Knowledge has helped industry drill safely in Arctic for decades
Fuel Fix | September 9, 2016 | Nikki Martin As environmental groups continue to try to find ways to ban fossil fuel development, they often point to pictures of snow-covered tundras to make the point that we “just don’t know enough” about the Arctic environment […]
NOIA Commends U.S. House on Passage of the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Commends U.S. House on Passage of the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the House’s passage of H.R. 5577, the […]
