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Saltiel: Moving on from the BP blowout
April 29, 2015 Corpus Cristi Caller Times (subscription) - Last week marked the fifth anniversary of the Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico. We remembered those who were directly affected, especially the 11 workers from the Deepwater Horizon who lost their lives and the thousands […]
Sanford shifts stance, opposes offshore testing, drilling
Bo Petersen Apr 27 7:48 pm MOUNT PLEASANT — U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford switched positions Monday to oppose offshore oil and natural gas exploration and drilling. It was a question of finding a balance, he said. Sanford had supported the exploration to find out what resources […]
We’ve come a long way since the Gulf spill
April 21, 2015 - The Macondo well accident in the Gulf of Mexico, which marked its fifth anniversary on Monday, was a true tragedy. Eleven oil rig workers lost their lives, and no well is worth the loss of a single life. Tens of thousands […]
23 Oil and Gas Industry Leaders Appointed to NOIA Board of Directors
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 17, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463 or (703) 732-0801, nicolette@nullnoia.org UPDATE: 23 Oil and Gas Industry Leaders Appointed to NOIA Board Updated to include special appointment of Erick Bartsch to his first term Washington, D.C. – The National Ocean Industries […]
NOIA Elects Chairman Cindy B. Taylor and Vice Chairman Kevin McEvoy
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 16, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463 or (703) 732-0801, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Elects Chairman Cindy B. Taylor and Vice Chairman Kevin McEvoy Washington, D.C. - The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Board of Directors has elected Cindy B. Taylor as […]
SEACOR Marine Sweeps 2015 NOIA Safety in Seas (SIS) Awards
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 16, 2015 NOIA Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463 or (703) 732-0801, nicolette@nullnoia.org SEACOR Marine Sweeps 2015 NOIA Safety in Seas (SIS) Awards Takes Home Culture of Safety Award and Safety Practice Award Washington, D.C. - The National Ocean […]
NOIA Closely Reviewing Proposed BOP/Well Control Regulations
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 13, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Closely Reviewing Proposed BOP/Well Control Regulations Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the proposed bop/well control regulations announced today by the Department of the Interior: “The Federal regulators promised a big […]
Major financing deal puts R.I. project on track to be nation’s first offshore wind farm
Elizabeth Harball, E&E reporter It is now all but certain that a 30-megawatt pilot project in Rhode Island state waters will be America's first offshore wind farm. Deepwater Wind, the Providence, R.I.-based developer behind the Block Island project, announced this week that it had closed […]
NOIA Statement on Proposed Arctic Regulations: Don’t Freeze American Opportunity
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 20, 2015 Contact: Robert Myers, (202) 465-8464, rmyers@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Proposed Arctic Regulations: Don’t Freeze American Opportunity NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s proposed Arctic Regulations on offshore oil and gas production: […]
NYT- America Needs the Oil Under the Atlantic
By Randall Luthi America is in the midst of an economic boom and a manufacturing renaissance because it has developed new domestic oil and gas resources. However, some argue that with oil prices so low, it makes no sense to pursue offshore Atlantic oil and […]
