NOIA operates under a committee structure which guarantees direct member involvement and serves to sharpen the focus of association activities.
- NOIA ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, & GOVERNANCE NETWORK: The NOIA ESG Network promotes NOIA's members as good corporate citizens, provides a forum for collaboration, and positions NOIA as a credible stakeholder.
- FINANCE COMMITTEE: The Finance Committee monitors the financial activity and condition of the association. It reviews the association's annual budget and recommends action to the Board of Directors. The committee ensures that appropriate investment practices, adequate accounting records and controls are maintained.
- GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL COMMITTEE: The Geological & Geophysical Committee Committee monitors and reports on seismic and related activities in the outer continental shelf. Members of the committee report on the status of litigation, permitting, and technology and recommend policies and direction for NOIA to promote G&G activities.
- GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: The Government Affairs Committee coordinates NOIA's activities on all government issues affecting the ocean industries. The Government Affairs Committee has a broad responsibility to monitor major governmental matters and to develop the association's positions and strategies for legislation and regulation that affect industry and its operations. Government Affairs Committee also coordinates NOIA's efforts with other business and industry organizations. Each NOIA member company has a representative on this committee.
- HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE: The Health, Safety, Security and Environment Committee helps direct NOIA's environmental efforts through policy choices, organization and coordination of NOIA participation in lease sale environmental impact statement hearings and other government agencies' rulemakings when questions of environmental concern are anticipated or raised.
- OFFSHORE RENEWABLES COMMITTEE: The Offshore Renewables Committee monitors and reports on the status of renewable energy projects in the outer continental shelf. The committee promotes informational meetings and recommends offshore renewable policies to be advanced by NOIA. The task force also explores ways in which NOIA members can be involved in the development of offshore renewable energy projects.
- PAC ADVISORY COMMITTEE: The PAC Advisory Committee provides direction and guidance to the NOIAPAC and oversees PAC contribution activities and disbursements to candidates. The Committee is kept apprised of all pertinent Federal Election Commission guidelines and requirements while serving as a conduit for such information between the PAC and the general NOIA membership.
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE: The Public Affairs and Education Committee helps NOIA achieve and maintain its goals of being the spokesman for the offshore industry and increasing the level of public knowledge about our industry through proactive media relations. The Public Affairs Committee supports NOIA's direct and grassroots lobbying programs by focusing activities in districts and geographic regions where members of Congress can further our efforts to expand OCS development.
- TECHNOLOGY POLICY COMMITTEE: The focus of the Technology Policy Committee is on government policy relative to technical systems that support the offshore industry. It is the mission of the committee to keep NOIA members informed of new developments and to influence appropriate government authorities to accommodate the technological requirements of the industry.
