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Murphy Green-lights King’s Quay FPS
Offshore Engineer | August 9, 2019 Murphy Oil has sanctioned the King’s Quay project in the US Gulf of Mexico, the US independent revealed in its second quarter earnings report. Anchored by the deepwater Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai developments, the King’s Quay floating production system (FPS) […]
The COASTAL Act Will Protect the Energy Future & Environmental Legacy of the Gulf of Mexico & Alaska
For Immediate Release: Friday, August 2, 2019 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org The COASTAL Act Will Protect the Energy Future & Environmental Legacy of the Gulf of Mexico & Alaska Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Vice President for Government and Political […]
Americans Need a Real Deal, Not a Green New Deal
InsideSources | Randall Luthi | August 2, 2019 As president of the National Ocean Industries Association, it has been my privilege to represent the women and men of the offshore energy industry for nearly a decade. As I leave NOIA, these hardworking and dedicated women […]
Global energy workforce shifting from onshore shale to offshore
Houston Chronicle | Jordan Blum | July 31, 2019 As U.S. shale activity plateaus for now and the offshore oil and gas industry recovers, the employment growth in the global energy sector has shifted from onshore to offshore. In 2017 and 2018, offshore services firms […]
Swing-state households would lose at least $70G within first year of Green New Deal, study finds
FOX News | Sam Dorman | July 30, 2019 Radically transforming energy consumption under the "Green New Deal" (GND) would cost the average household at least $70,000 in the first year of its rollout, and a cool quarter-million dollars total after five years, a new study concluded. The study, […]
LTE: Seismic data is of immense scientific value
The Post & Courier | Chris McClindon | July 29, 2019 As an outspoken advocate for the collection of scientific data to study the Earth, I was gratified by Bo Peterson’s May 30 story on U.S. Geological Survey’s project to collect geophysical data to study […]
T-Mobile, RigNet launch LTE wireless network in the Gulf of Mexico
Houston Chronicle | Jordan Blum | July 26, 2019 Houston-based RigNet has partnered with T-Mobile to expand LTE wireless service to more than 60,000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico, offering greater communications networks for the offshore oil and gas sector. The new 4G […]
NOIA Applauds Record-Setting Offshore Wind Contract in the Atlantic
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 18, 2019 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Record-Setting Offshore Wind Contract in the Atlantic Washington, D.C. – NOIA’s Vice-President of Government and Political Affairs, Tim Charters, issued the following statement regarding NY Governor Cuomo’s announcement of a […]
U.S. Energy Is Hotspot In Trump’s Economy
Forbes | Dipka Bhambhani | July 18, 2019 By most economic indicators—unemployment, the stock market, the housing market—the $20 trillion U.S. economy is strong. But this month, it became apparent that President Trump’s Interior and Energy departments are underpinning this record economic growth. Earlier this month, […]
Opinion: Offshore Oil Is Crucial for U.S. Security
Wall Street Journal | Jim Webb and Jim Nicholson | July 15, 2019 Offshore oil exploration has become the strategic bull’s-eye of America’s energy debate. A recent federal court decision blocked the Trump administration’s reversal of President Obama’s late-term executive order that withdrew certain areas […]
