ENERGEO ALLIANCE


Associated tags: Endangered species, Science, National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, Gulf of Mexico, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Hunting, Wind, Water, GOM, Petroleum, Carbon, Whaling, ESA, BOEM, Legislation, Congress

Locations: TEXAS, HOUSTON, TX, US, MEXICO

EnerGeo Alliance Testified on the Solutions to Secure America’s Offshore Energy Future

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Washington D.C., U.S., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Nikki Martin testified on behalf of EnerGeo Alliance before the U.S. House of Representatives, highlighting the critical role that energy geoscience plays in both securing America’s offshore energy and in the energy evolution.

Key Points: 
  • Washington D.C., U.S., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Nikki Martin testified on behalf of EnerGeo Alliance before the U.S. House of Representatives, highlighting the critical role that energy geoscience plays in both securing America’s offshore energy and in the energy evolution.
  • Attracting investment in new data and products, which in turn enhances the government’s resource evaluation, also requires regular and robust lease rounds."
  • In the past decade, these problems have manifested in routinely delayed permitting processes, inconsistent and misguided analyses of potential impacts, and opportunistic advocacy litigation intended to block or impede offshore development”.
  • These are necessary steps to ensure the continued development of U.S. energy resources and low-carbon solutions for future generations,” Martin concluded.

EnerGeo Alliance Testified during the “Energy Week” on the Necessity for Energy Geoscience Surveys to Grant Access to Reliable and Affordable Energy and Meet Future Energy Demand

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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A vibrant geoscience industry is integral in meeting these lofty goals and well-defined efficient regulatory processes are required by U.S. and other policymakers.

Key Points: 
  • A vibrant geoscience industry is integral in meeting these lofty goals and well-defined efficient regulatory processes are required by U.S. and other policymakers.
  • “Policymakers should prioritize now the infrastructure required, including ensuring the efficient permitting of geoscience surveys needed for the identification and monitoring of the storage
    areas.
  • “Geoscience surveys provide the information governments and policymakers need to make informed decisions in the best interest of their citizens regarding accessing mainstay energy and alternative sources, as well as developing low-carbon strategies.
  • “At EnerGeo we are advocating to ensure all policymakers and energy companies have access to reliable data and analysis to support their forward-moving efforts.

New Slate of Officers and Board Members Elected at EnerGeo’s 53rd Annual Membership Meeting

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Houston, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, EnerGeo Alliance successfully concluded its 53rd Annual Membership Meeting where members elected new directors and officers.

Key Points: 
  • Houston, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, EnerGeo Alliance successfully concluded its 53rd Annual Membership Meeting where members elected new directors and officers.
  • Andrea Lovatini (Director, Exploration Data and Geosolutions, slb) and Irene Waage Basili (CEO, Shearwater ) have been elected directors for 2-year terms (2024-2026).
  • The virtual EnerGeo Alliance Annual Membership Meeting featured keynote speakers Dr. Vijaya Ramachandran , Director for Energy and Development at The Breakthrough Institute and Cameron Grebe , IOPER (International Offshore Petroleum Environment Regulators) Chair.
  • Industry executives Irene Waage Basili (CEO, Shearwater) and Andy Drummond (EVP, Exploration & Development, Woodside Energy ) shared their perspectives on the industry’s future.

EnerGeo Alliance Testifies in Support of H.R. 6008 the "Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts Act’’ or the ‘‘R.I.C.E.’s Whale Act" to Halt the Administration’s Unscientific Rice’s Whale Critical Habitat Designation

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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Further actions are needed to ensure peer-reviewed scientific analysis is conducted and industry is afforded the opportunity to contribute to agency deliberations.

Key Points: 
  • Further actions are needed to ensure peer-reviewed scientific analysis is conducted and industry is afforded the opportunity to contribute to agency deliberations.
  • EnerGeo’s Scientific Director Dr. Alex Loureiro testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries on Oct. 25, 2023.
  • “Settling for an unscientific, overly broad critical habitat designation ultimately fails the species, and limits our ability to provide appropriate protection to individuals and the population,” said Loureiro.
  • However, despite inadequate information, NMFS is proposing a critical habitat designation for over 28,000 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico.

Speculation Not Science at the Center of the Proposal to Designate Rice’s Whale Critical Habitat in the Gulf of Mexico

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Friday, October 6, 2023
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The current proposal is based on inadequate science, violates the Endangered Species Act, and will result in severe economic impacts across numerous industries.

Key Points: 
  • The current proposal is based on inadequate science, violates the Endangered Species Act, and will result in severe economic impacts across numerous industries.
  • The associations have asked NMFS to discard the proposed rule and issue a new proposal that complies with the ESA.
  • NMFS is proposing a critical habitat designation for over 28,000 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico.
  • The associations request that NMFS withdraw the proposed rule and reissue one that complies with the ESA and its implementing regulations.

EnerGeo Alliance Strongly Denounces Announced Stipulated Agreement Which Effectively Halts Affordable Accessible Energy for U.S. Consumers

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Saturday, July 22, 2023
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Today’s agreement, like other recent actions taken by the Biden Administration, is not in the public interest and undermines American energy independence.

Key Points: 
  • Today’s agreement, like other recent actions taken by the Biden Administration, is not in the public interest and undermines American energy independence.
  • “Supporting 345,000 jobs in 2019 which is expected to grow to 370,000 by 2040, the GOM provides 15% of total crude produced in the U.S., keeping energy affordable and accessible for U.S. consumers.
  • Additionally, the GOM yields some the lowest emitting barrels of petroleum .
  • “This Administration must be held accountable for its actions which are not only compromising U.S. national security but also compromising access to affordable energy for American families during a time when the cost of goods and services remain high and more of their income is spent on energy.”

EnerGeo Alliance Encourages Factual Discourse in Letter to New Jersey in Advance of Assembly Marine Mammal Strandings Hearing

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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The letter was sent in advance of the Assembly’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s hearing on marine mammal deaths scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The letter was sent in advance of the Assembly’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s hearing on marine mammal deaths scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2023.
  • The following statements are excerpts from the letter written by EnerGeo Alliance President Nikki Martin.
  • “The marine mammal deaths in New Jersey are a tragedy, but we will have failed ourselves and the Atlantic’s marine mammals if we do not study what has happened thoroughly and impartially.
  • “Further, significant funding has gone into research regarding marine mammal interaction with sound, including that from seismic surveys.

Congress Provides Critical Fix to the Broken GOM Permitting Process in Major Energy Package

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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“As the global trade alliance for the energy geoscience industry, representing the geoscience companies, innovators, and energy developers that use earth science to discover, develop, and deliver energy to our world, the EnerGeo Alliance strongly supported H.R.

Key Points: 
  • “As the global trade alliance for the energy geoscience industry, representing the geoscience companies, innovators, and energy developers that use earth science to discover, develop, and deliver energy to our world, the EnerGeo Alliance strongly supported H.R.
  • We hail the passage of this most important bill that will benefit the U.S. and global energy economy in many ways by reducing the challenges of discovering, developing, and delivering energy to America’s citizens.
  • Additionally, it will also enable energy made in the U.S., spurring the increase in the production and export of American energy, growing the American economy.
  • Geoscientific surveys are not only necessary for accessing mainstay sources of U.S. energy but are also critical for future offshore wind and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.