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Reuters | Collin Eaton | July 9, 2019 HOUSTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. oil producers on Tuesday began evacuating and shutting in production at their deepwater Gulf of Mexico platforms in advance of a tropical disturbance expected to become a storm this week. A tropical […]

Reuters |Nichola Groom | June 21, 2019 New Jersey on Friday selected Denmark’s Orsted A/S to develop a 1,100-megawatt wind project off the coast of Atlantic City, the largest ever offshore wind procurement by a U.S. state. Orsted’s proposal received unanimous approval at a meeting […]

Daily Caller |Michael Bastasch | June 13, 2019 U.S. crude oil imports from the Saudi Arabian-led OPEC fell to a 30-year low, according to the latest federal figures. OPEC imports fell to 1.5 million barrels per day in March, which is the lowest level since […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org Offshore Energy Moratoria Hurt American Consumers and Workers Washington, D.C. - NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement ahead of today’s House Natural Resources Full Committee Markup of bills: “Today’s markup […]

Reuters | Nichola Groom | June 13, 2019 U.S. environmental groups fighting fossil-fuel development made headlines years ago with public demonstrations against big pipeline projects including the Dakota Access and the Keystone XL - only to be steamrolled by President Donald Trumps executive orders to […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Supports Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act Washington, D.C. – Ahead of House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources hearing,  Building a 21st Century American Offshore Wind Workforce, NOIA […]

Offshore Magazine | Bruce Beaubouef | June 4, 2019 E&P activity in the US Gulf of Mexico may finally be picking up. A number of notable metrics are expected to increase this year, including the first increase in drilling in four years according to a recent […]

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 3, 2019 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA President Randall Luthi Announces his Departure Washington, D.C. – Randall Luthi has announced that he will leave the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) next month, after serving nearly 10 years as […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Welcomes NOAA Proposed Authorization for Liberty project Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement supporting the proposed issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorization for the Liberty […]

Houston Chronicle | Jordan Blum | May 23, 2019 Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it has commenced production at its massive new Appomattox platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico a few months ahead of schedule. The Appomattox - the only major platform coming online […]