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Statoil Renews Push into Arctic Oil Basins

Wall Street Journal | September 6, 2016 | Kjetil Malkenes Hovland Norway’s Statoil ASA said Tuesday that it was pushing deeper into the Arctic, shopping for Barents Sea drilling licenses in a bid to add resources and maintain output over the coming decades. The 67% […]

Commentary: Knowledge has helped industry drill safely in Arctic for decades

Fuel Fix | September 9, 2016 | Nikki Martin As environmental groups continue to try to find ways to ban fossil fuel development, they often point to pictures of snow-covered tundras to make the point that we “just don’t know enough” about the Arctic environment […]

NOIA Commends U.S. House on Passage of the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org NOIA Commends U.S. House on Passage of the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the House’s passage of H.R. 5577, the […]

Interest In The Arctic Continues

E&P Magazine | September 1, 2016 | Lucas Frances The coming months are a critical time for communities in America’s Arctic. The administration, through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), will soon finalize the next five-year plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and determine if lease sales […]

Oil discoveries at 70-year low signal supply shortfall ahead

Bloomberg | August 30, 2016 | Mikael Holter Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year, they’ll probably find even less, spurring new fears about their ability to meet future demand. With oil prices down by more […]

Oil prices rise on U.S. weather fears, OPEC speculation

Reuters | August 30, 2016 | Ahmad Ghaddar Oil futures rose on Tuesday supported by production suspensions in the U.S. Gulf due to an expected tropical storm and speculation that producers meeting in Algeria next month will act to prop up prices. Brent crude futures […]

Industry Shows Continued Commitment to U.S. Economic & Energy Security at Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Industry Shows Continued Commitment to U.S. Economic & Energy Security at Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on today’s Western Gulf […]

Market and Regulatory Forces at Play in Tomorrow’s Livestream Western Gulf Lease Sale

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org Market and Regulatory Forces at Play in Tomorrow’s Livestream Western Gulf Lease Sale  Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s Western Gulf of Mexico […]

NOIA Welcomes Deepwater Wind’s Completion of America’s First Offshore Wind Farm

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 19, 2016 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org NOIA Welcomes Deepwater Wind’s Completion of America’s First Offshore Wind Farm   Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement applauding the completion of America’s first offshore wind farm: "I congratulate […]

First offshore wind farm completed

Providence Journal | August 18, 2016 | Alex Kuffner PROVIDENCE -- Construction of the first offshore wind farm in the nation is complete. Crews working for Providence-based developer Deepwater Wind mounted the final blade on the fifth turbine of the Block Island Wind Farm just […]
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