Industry News
Fourchon could benefit from oil agreement
By Xerxes Wilson Staff Writer Published: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 10:01 p.m. Port Fourchon could benefit from recent congressional action seeking to open 1.5 million acres in the western Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling. Full Story
Offshore drilling market worth $121.1 billion by 2018
DALLAS, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Report "Offshore Drilling Market By Services (Contract Drilling, Directional Drilling, Logging While Drilling), Applications (Shallow Water, Deepwater, Ultra deepwater) & Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to ...
Maine Gov. LePage signs offshore wind power bill
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill designed to provide for the development of offshore wind power projects in Maine. The Republican governor signed the bill into law on Friday. It will require Maine's Public Utilities ...
NOIA Applauds House Passage of the Offshore Energy & Jobs Act
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 28, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds House Passage of the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act Urges Senate to Pass Similar Legislation Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement […]
Offshore exploration would help, not hurt, Hampton Roads economy
The Virginian-Pilot © June 27, 2013 Objection! A response to editorials published on June 22 and June 23. The Pilot recently editorialized on efforts to develop coastal energy off Virginia's shores, including bipartisan legislation we've proposed in the House and Senate. Full Story
Texas has 48 percent of U.S. drilling rigs
Posted on June 28, 2013 at 9:40 am by Jennifer Hiller in Crude oil, Eagle Ford, Exploration, Natural gas Texas continues to have an enormous slice of worldwide drilling activity, as companies hunt for crude oil and natural gas in formations across the state. Full Story
Deep-water drilling expansion will strain workforce, study says
Posted on June 28, 2013 at 7:30 am by Simone Sebastian in Beaumont, Jobs, Offshore, Workforce Global spending on deep-water wells will surge to $114 billion by 2022, compared to $43 billion last year, creating a critical need for offshore rig workers, according to a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie. Full Story
NOIA Hails Passage of OCS Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 27, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Hails Passage of OCS Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement hailing passage of the Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon […]
House votes to implement U.S.-Mexico offshore energy deal
By Pete Kasperowicz - 06/27/13 03:05 PM ET The House on Thursday passed a bill that would implement a U.S.-Mexico agreement on offshore energy development on the maritime border between the two countries, over opposition from Democrats who called it an attack on the Dodd-Frank financial reform […]
House set to unleash drilling on US-Mexico maritime border
Posted on June 27, 2013 at 12:01 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in General, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore, Politics/Policy The House of Representatives is set to advance two items on the oil industry’s wish list Thursday, by passing legislation that would unleash drilling in the Western Gap area of the Gulf of […]
