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Hess Sees ‘Running Room’ In Gulf Of Mexico
Hart Energy | Velda Addison | December 13, 2018 Prolific production in the Permian Basin and large, play-opening discoveries offshore Guyana may regularly grab headlines, but companies like Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) still see value in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The New York-headquartered company […]
US territories take another step towards offshore wind
Offshore Wind Journal | David Foxwell | December 11, 2018 National Ocean Industries Association president Randall Luthi issued the following statement following the passage of HR 6665, the Offshore Wind for Territories Act, by the House of Representatives. “House passage of HR 6665 is welcome […]
Seismic testing approved in Atlantic, as Trump pursues drilling there
Houston Chronicle | James Osborne | December 3, 2018 WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has approved seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean, in what would be the first step in expanding offshore oil and gas drilling to the East Coast. In a notice published Friday, […]
NOAA issues Mid-Atlantic OCS incidental harassment authorizations
Oil & Gas Journal | Nick Snow | November 30, 2018 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries division issued long-awaited incidental harassment authorizations to five geophysical contractors to conduct the first oil and gas seismic evaluations on the US Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf since […]
Trump Said to Advance Seismic Surveys for Oil in Atlantic
Bloomberg | Jennifer Dlouhy | November 29, 2018 The Trump administration is taking a major step toward allowing a first-in-a-generation seismic search for oil and gas under Atlantic waters, despite protests that the geological tests involve loud air gun blasts that will harm whales, dolphins […]
U.S. Territories Need the Offshore Wind for Territories Act
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 10, 2018 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org U.S. Territories Need the Offshore Wind for Territories Act Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued this statement following the passage of H.R. 6665, the Offshore Wind for Territories Act, by the […]
Former Shell Oil President says Obama had nothing to do with increased fuel production
Daily Caller | Nick Givas | November 29, 2018 Former president of Shell Oil Company John Hofmeister said former President Barack Obama had nothing to do with America’s increased oil production and actually frustrated many areas of the energy sector. Obama claimed he was responsible for America’s […]
Offshore Energy Essential for US National Security, Economic Prosperity
Real Clear Energy | Jim Webb & Jim Nicholson | November 28, 2018 It is self-evident that improved living standards around the world and a growing global economy will only continue with increased access to energy, of all sorts. We know from past experience that any […]
New projects to reverse offshore natural gas production declines in Gulf of Mexico
Houston Chronicle | Sergio Chapa | November 27, 2018 New projects in the Gulf of Mexico are expected to reverse nearly 20 years of declines in offshore natural gas production, a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows. Offshore natural gas production in the U.S. […]
Geopolitics of American Energy: Perry Speaks of Bright Future at VA Event
InsideSources | Erin Mundahl | November 6, 2018 Not all that long ago, avoiding gas shortages, and 1970s style gas lines, was a foreign policy goal for the U.S. Today, the development of fracking technology has made America one of the world’s leading energy suppliers, […]
