Trump Requests $200.5 Mln for BSEE, $193.4 for BOEM
;s economy and strengthen America's energy security, while providing for environmental stewardship,” said BOEM’s Acting Director Walter Cruickshank. “The FY 2020 budget request allows BOEM to continue its efforts to advance these goals as part of our statutory mission.”Randall Luthi, President of industry group National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), said the proposed budget includes “some very positive signs for the offshore energy industry,” Luthi said some of the positive signs include increased or continued funding for the safe and responsible development
House Set to Debate Offshore Wind Energy Bills in US Waters
Statoil, is expected to testify at Tuesday's hearing.Statoil Wind has already won a bid for 80,000 acres of offshore leasing rights off of New York's coast.James Bennett, chief of the Office of Renewable Energy Programs Department at the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Management and Randall Luthi, president of the National Oceans Industries Association are confirmed to testify.(Reporting by Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe
GoM Lease Sale to yield greater focus : NOIA
NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s Region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 250: “The historic size of tomorrow’s Region-wide Gulf of Mexico lease sale, combined with improving market conditions and a shallow water incentive, may draw more interest from industry than we have seen in recent years. “Operators are global in nature and will bid where they believe they will get the most ‘bang for their buck’. The results of recent sales in the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico demonstrate that
NOIA Comments Support Offshore Leasing Program
oil and gas exploration off our shores, placing 94 percent of our nation’s outer continental shelf off limits, even as Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Norway, Russia and countries in Africa are actively exploring their own offshore areas. The U.S. is falling behind,” said NOIA President Randall Luthi. “What’s worse, some regions of the U.S. import the majority of their oil and natural gas supply from countries that may not share American values. Take, for example, California, where dependence on foreign oil has grown by 456 percent since 1996. California has chosen to
US Senators from 12 States Seek Offshore Drilling Exemptions like Florida's
coastal state governors who support the expansion of offshore drilling, with many of the rest seeking exemptions in the wake of the Florida decision. Zinke's abrupt announcement on Florida also took industry groups by surprise. National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi called the move "disappointing and premature" while American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said it puts thousands of jobs at stake. Industry groups and companies told Reuters last week that the eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of the southern Atlantic were most
Op/Ed: A Nail in the Coffin for US Offshore Exploration
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) president Randall Luthi issued a statement slamming the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) denial of seismic survey permits for the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In yet another ‘Black Friday’ announcement targeting the offshore oil and natural gas industry, the BOEM blanket denial of seismic survey permits is an unsurprising attempt to put another nail in the coffin of sensible energy exploration in the Atlantic. Not only does this decision conflict with BOEM’s own scientific conclusion that
US Offshore Regulator to Unveil Tougher Environmental Safeguards
of 2015, when plunging oil prices gripped the sector, triggering concerns at the agency that companies would walk away from clean-ups. "BOEM's primary goal is to ensure that the U.S. taxpayer never has to pay for decommissioning OCS facilities," Orr said in an interview. Randall Luthi, president of National Ocean Industries Association, which represents the U.S. offshore energy industry, said in an interview: "We're looking forward to being able to review the guidance in detail and are hopeful that it provides flexibility to both the agency and the industry."
BOEM, BSEE Find No Significant Impact from OCS Well Stimulation
. Therefore, little permeability enhancement has been required for their development. As described in the scenario evaluated in the EA, the future use of Well Stimulation Treatments is expected to continue to be occasional rather than essential to hydrocarbon production from these platforms. Randall Luthi, president of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), said, “Today’s final EA report by BOEM and BSEE reaffirms what our industry already knows: there are no significant environmental impacts from offshore fracking.” “Unlike the hyperbole released by
Oceaneering Wins NOIA Safety Award
operations in deep water,” said Kevin McEvoy, CEO of Oceaneering International, Inc. Oceaneering was recognized for the innovative and incident-free completion of a subsea well stimulation campaign, using a multipurpose service vessel instead of a work-over rig. NOIA President Randall Luthi said, "The offshore industry serves a vital role in meeting the nation's energy needs. Oceaneering’s innovative and incident-free achievement demonstrates their continued commitment to performing essential services while delivering an unparalleled record of safety and operational
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