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For Immediate Release: Monday, February 9, 2015 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org  NOIA Urges BOEM to Keep Areas Included in Draft Offshore Leasing Program Intact  Washington, D.C. – The Obama administration’s recently released draft proposed offshore oil and gas leasing program slams the door on industry […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA:  Draft Offshore Leasing Program Adds Atlantic Opportunities, Misses Others Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the 2017-2022 Draft Proposed OCS Oil and Gas […]

Anadarko: Red Hawk Artificial Reef In 2014, Anadarko became the first operator in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to successfully decommission a spar facility, giving the Red Hawk cell spar a new life as an artificial reef off the coast of Louisiana. Red Hawk was […]

Senate votes for measure declaring climate change isn't a hoax, but against bills blaming human activity ...Earlier Wednesday, Vitter and Cassidy offered an amendment that would speed up revenue sharing for Louisiana and other Gulf states under a 2006 law sponsored by former Sens. Pete […]

By Sun Journal Staff Published: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 12:56 PM. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, filed an amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill requiring the White House to set up procedures for leasing, exploring, and developing offshore oil […]

By Aaren Gordon Staff Writer Published: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:17 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:17 p.m. Louisiana’s potential to become an international leader in energy production has never been higher, National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi said. “The […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on SOTU: Missed Energy Opportunities Offshore NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address: "While the President highlighted America's […]

When Statoil ASA acquired the last of three licenses off Greenland’s west coast in January 2012, oil at more than $110 a barrel made exploring the iceberg-ridden waters an attractive proposition. Less than two years later, the price of oil had been cut by almost […]