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The Advertiser | January 11, 2017 | Brady Como On its way out the door, the Obama administration has made two short-sighted decisions about the nation’s energy future. First, it withdrew areas in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans from future oil and natural gas leasing […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 6, 2017 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Slams BOEM’s Denial of Offshore Seismic Permits Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s denial of seismic survey […]

CNN | January 5, 2017 | Catherine E. Shoichet A hefty government gas price hike is fueling protests, looting and road blockades in Mexico. Authorities arrested more than 250 people for robbery and acts of vandalism around the country this week, officials said. Some protests […]

The Wichita Eagle | December 28, 2016 | Dan Voorhis The coming year has to be better for the state’s oil and gas industry than 2016. And, at this point, it looks as if it will be. Saudi Arabia and other global oil producers flooded […]

Daily Caller | December 22, 2016 | Andrew Follett Outgoing President Barack Obama used his executive authority to “permanently” ban oil drilling in parts of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, but this move may be illegal, according to an industry group. Obama’s administration used a legal strategy […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Decries Obama Withdrawal of Offshore Areas, Looks Forward to Trump Administration  Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the withdrawal of portions of […]

KPBS | December 20, 2016 | AP State Attorney General Kamala Harris and the California Coastal Commission on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's recent finding that fracking off the state's coast has no significant environmental impact. The lawsuit filed in federal court […]

Bloomberg | December 20, 2016 | Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in much of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, a move that could indefinitely restrict oil production there, according to […]

The Washington Times | December 13, 2016 | Randall Luthi It’s official: Offshore energy is about more than oil and natural gas in the United States. With operations expected to begin soon at the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island, the […]

E&E News | December 13, 2016 | Arianna Skibell As the 114th Congress wrapped up last week, the House Natural Resources Committee's top Democrat looked ahead to the 115th, saying he expects Republicans to use every tool at their disposal to roll back environmental regulations, […]