Media Room
Ray Mabus (Invited)
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy and leads America's Navy and Marine Corps. As Secretary of the Navy, Mabus is responsible for conducting the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including recruiting, organizing, equipping, training […]
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Barton & Cuellar: The Growing Case for Ending the Crude Oil Export Ban
Roll Call, Monday July 6, 2015 The advantages of lifting the ban on crude oil exports are not just theoretical talking points discussed in the halls of Congress, but rather supported by a large and growing body of research by government agencies, academic institutions and […]
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CEA: Comments in Support of Atlantic Seismic Surveys Outweigh Those Critical By 56 to 1 Margin
Rigzone, Friday, June 26, 2015 The federal government is currently in the midst of a highly-impactful process to determine which areas it will make available for offshore oil and gas leasing between 2017 and 2022, including whether to maintain lease sales in the Alaskan Arctic and […]
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Brady Como: Remove the Ban on Oil Exports
Lake Charles American-Press, Sunday June 28, 2015 Ask most people to name the world’s largest oil producer, and chances are they’ll say Saudi Arabia. Some may guess Russia. Almost everyone would be surprised by the true answer: the United States. Thanks to technological innovations that have […]
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Shell Ships Call on Homer, Alaska
By Miranda Weiss, June 25, 2015, Homer News A massive red-hulled ship tied up at the Deep Water Dock last week. The 750-foot-long M/V Marika was an impressive sight as it dwarfed structures on the Spit. It stayed through the weekend and then untied and set anchor […]
Exxon Mobil Halting 3 Oil Platforms After Pipeline Spill
By Brian Melley, June 24, 2015, Associated Press Exxon Mobil Corp. has been forced to halt operations at three offshore oil platforms because it couldn't deliver to refineries in the wake of a broken pipeline that spilled up to 101,000 gallons of crude on the Santa […]
Seismic Testing Resolution Falls in Jacksonville City Council
By A.G. Gancarski, June 23, 2015, Florida Politics The back and forth on a resolution against seismic testing off the Jacksonville coast has finally ended, as it went down in a 9-9 vote. Historians will find amusing a part of the process, which involved Councilman Reggie […]
Planning for Md. offshore wind project gets underway
By Timothy B. Wheeler, Jun. 22, 2015, The Baltimore Sun The energy of offshore wind is beginning to be felt in Maryland long before any of the giant turbines have been planted off the coast. Survey vessels recently began examining the Atlantic Ocean bottom off Ocean […]
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Doug Polk: Time to End U.S. Ban on Crude Oil Exports
Vindy.com, Sunday June 21, 2015 When the federal government announced recently that the U.S. economy actually shrank during the first quarter of 2015, people in Northeast Ohio weren’t surprised. The Great Recession hit particularly hard here, and the recovery over the past seven years has been […]
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Justin Williams Joins NOIA Communications Team, Summer Interns also Welcomed
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Contact: Nicolette Nye (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org Justin Williams Joins NOIA Communications Team Summer Interns also Welcomed Washington, D.C. – The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has hired Justin Williams as Director of Digital & Public Affairs. Justin will direct […]
