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Repeal and replace needed for offshore energy too
Washington Examiner | February 3, 2017 | Randall Luthi As the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress work on the list of Obama-era laws, regulations, and executive orders they intend to overturn, let's hope those that decreased energy security by denying access to offshore energy […]
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Opinion: Oil industry is doing its part for the coast
Houma Today | January 29, 2017 | Marc Ehrhardt The oil and natural gas industry has been an economic partner and steward of Louisiana's working coast for more than a century. It is providing a significant portion of the funding that will make the Coastal […]
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Ban on offshore Arctic energy is out-of-step with views of the people who matter most
The Hill | January 23, 2017 | Lucas Frances A recent opinion submitted by Duane Miller lauded former President Obama’s closure of America’s Arctic to future exploration. The author correctly states that, “As a major economy, we need a strategic, diversified approach to energy development,” […]
Letters: Work to promote offshore energy
The Advocate | January 24, 2017 | Dave Welch Our leaders in Washington will be very busy over the next several months as they seek to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda. High on their list should be actions that will undo some of the damage […]
‘Permanent’ Offshore Drilling Ban in Uncharted Waters
Bloomberg | January 20, 2017 | Alan Kovski President-elect Donald Trump will soon be able to test the question of whether a president can successfully rescind or modify a previous president’s ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. It will be a step into the […]
Opinion: Make drilling great again
Houma Today | January 19, 2017 | Shane Comeaux People from other states say we speak a different language in Louisiana, and in this case, they are right. Here in Louisiana, we translate Donald Trump's campaign slogan into "make drilling great again." This is what […]
Trump should reverse Obama’s ban on Arctic offshore energy development
Alaska Dispatch News | January 18, 2017 | Mead Treadwell The last-minute decision by President Obama to indefinitely ban any future offshore energy activity in the U.S. Arctic should be reversed by President Trump, soon — within the first 100 days of his term. Why? […]
New oil projects to double in 2017, WoodMac says
CNBC | January 11, 2017 Oil and gas companies will increase spending in 2017 and more than double new project developments as they gain confidence that a two-year oil price slump is behind them, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said. The upbeat outlook follows a more than […]
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How Trump could make the offshore industry great again
Offshore Magazine | January 13, 2017 | Randall Luthi The election of Donald Trump may have charted an unexpected course for the offshore oil and gas world in 2017. After eight years of “just trying to hang on” through the onslaught of new regulations and […]
Drill more, not less, offshore
Caller Times Corpus Christi | January 14, 2017 | Rob Saltiel President Obama’s recent decisions to withdraw huge areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans from future oil and gas leasing opportunities and to deny seismic survey permits in the Atlantic are not in keeping […]
