For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nicolette@nullnoia.org
NOIA and API to Release Study on Atlantic Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Development
Significant Benefits Expected for the Atlantic States, Region and Nation
Press conference call on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. EST
A new study by QUEST Offshore Resources, Inc. estimates the significant potential benefits -- including jobs, economic activity, revenues to governments, and oil and natural gas production -- that could result from an intelligent regulatory approach to offshore Atlantic oil and natural gas development.
Please join the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API), which jointly commissioned the study, to discuss the study results and the implications for energy policy.
What: Conference call on “The Economic Benefits of Increasing U.S. Access to
Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Atlantic”
Who: Randall Luthi, NOIA president
Erik Milito, API director of upstream and industry operations
When: Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 11:30 am EST
PHONE: (800) 374-2418
CODE: 1960 2433
There will be an opportunity for reporters to ask questions. This call is open to credentialed media only.
Please RSVP to straessleb@nullapi.org or at 202-682-8114.
NOIA contact: Nicolette Nye, 202-465-8463.
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ABOUT NOIA
NOIA is the only national trade association representing all segments of the offshore industry with an interest in the exploration and production of both traditional and renewable energy resources on the nation’s outer continental shelf. NOIA’s mission is to secure reliable access and a fair regulatory and economic environment for the companies that develop the nation’s valuable offshore energy resources in an environmentally responsible manner. The NOIA membership comprises about 300 companies engaged in business activities ranging from producing to drilling, engineering to marine and air transport, offshore construction to equipment manufacture and supply, telecommunications to finance and insurance, and renewable energy.