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- Offshore Energy Marine News, Apr 2013 #22
Only Modern Data Should Drive Future Exploration Decisions

How much can change in one generation? Let’s take a look at the current generation entering your workforce born between 1980 and 2000; the Millennials. This generation grew up rarely hearing the phrase, “You can’t do that.” They have always known what a computer is, have no concept of the breakthrough of the bag phone and are just now discovering that records (vinyls) have songs on both sides. Easy access to infinite knowledge has always been at their fingertips via the internet. Their world has always held limitless possibilities because of technology. How odd it must seem to Millenials that with the world a thumb click away on a computer that fits in their pocket, the offshore industry (and the rest of the United States) is forced to rely on decades-old information regarding potential offshore oil and gas reserves on approximately 85% of the outer continental shelf (OCS).
The long-overdue Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Atlantic Seismic activity represents a first step in a scientific and technologically advanced approach to making decisions in the OCS. It may kick off a modern day assessment of the oil and natural gas resources in areas that have long been off-limits, like the Atlantic OCS. Unfortunately, this EIS is not connected to a lease sale, which may drastically limit its usefulness. Thus, it is not about drilling or even the production of oil and natural gas. It is simply about information gathering-- information that will allow our legislators and Administration to make the science based decisions they so proudly promote.
Modern day seismic data is collected by technologically advanced ships that utilize devices to produce sound waves aimed at the sea floor and picked up by receivers towed behind the ships. Previous techniques, much like ultrasound, were 2-Dimensional and did not produce data as accurate as that produced using today’s 3-Dimensional and better technology. As an example, let’s look at the Gulf of Mexico, where nearly all of the offshore oil and gas production takes place in the United States. Data collected from the Gulf using 2-D seismic in the 1980’s proved to be way off. In fact, due to technological advances in seismic imaging and well as drilling and production, we have already produced more than five times more oil from the Gulf than was originally thought to exist.
Some opposed to the Atlantic Seismic EIS express concern that seismic testing will harm wildlife. In the name of science and conservation, seismic testing is closely monitored by both the federal government and industry. Human scanners are present 24/7 during testing and ensure that the area is clear of visible animals before the testing begins. As the testing begins, the seismic sounds are ramped up so any undetected wildlife has the ability to leave the area. If an animal is spotted during seismic testing, the operation is promptly shut down and only resumed once sensitive wildlife has left the testing area.
Studies have shown that some fish and mammals may temporarily leave an area during seismic testing, but are in no way harmed. A report by the National Academy of Sciences’ National Research Council revealed that, “No scientific studies have conclusively demonstrated a link between exposure to sound and adverse effects on a marine mammal population.” Even the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has stated in a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales that, “there are no data to suggest that activities from the preexisting OCS Program are significantly impacting marine mammal populations.”
Proponents of the EIS point to the potential benefits of exploration and possible production of offshore oil and gas resources, if they are found in economically viable quantities. On top of increased domestic energy security, there is enormous potential for increased economic activity, increased revenue for government, and increased jobs. According to a recent report from the Institute for Energy Research, opening the Atlantic OCS to oil and gas activity could increase U.S. economic output by nearly $8 billion per year from 2013-2021 and $33 billion each year thereafter. That not only means much needed revenue being pumped into our economy to pay down debt but nearly 40,000 jobs created each year for the first eight years and over 160,000 jobs created each year thereafter. That is over 1.44 million new jobs for a generation raised with access to limitless information and hungry for work.
The Atlantic Seismic EIS matters because it opens the door to the collection of information that will allow the Millenials and other generations the opportunity to decide whether and where it may or may not be appropriate to explore for and extract oil and gas in the Atlantic. How completely ridiculous it must seem to Millenials that in today’s technologically advanced and information hungry society, we are using oil and natural gas estimates for most of the OCS based on seismic data that was collected with technology that predates their birth.
However, as good as the new seismic methods are; the true test of producing much needed energy for our nation will only come with actual physical exploration and development. That process will only take place if there is an actual lease sale in the mid and south Atlantic or Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Current projections of energy use for the next generation indicate that even with a much greater emphasis on nontraditional forms of energy such as wind, oil and natural gas will still be a major energy source and will be needed to supply the energy market and jobs. Nontraditional sources will only supply about 15% of our energy in 2035. New technology not only benefits the Millenials, but such technology allows exploration and development of oil and natural gas in new areas in a safe and efficient manner. For this generation and the following generations, we need to explore more of our outer continental shelf.

Randall Luthi became President of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) on March 1, 2010. An attorney and rancher from Freedom, Wyoming, Luthi has had an exciting career holding various positions ranging from Wyoming Speaker of the House, director of a Federal agency, legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate, and as an attorney at both the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where he worked on natural resource damages following the Exxon Valdez accident. Luthi most recently served as the Director of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) at DOI from July 2007 through January 2009.

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- U.S. Policies: Raising Red Flags Offshore Marine News, Oct 2013 #22
National Ocean Policy, Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning: two of the biggest issues you never heard of. It’s also far more complicated than you might think. This summer, the Obama Administration released the innocuously named “Guide to Regional Marine Planning,” and across town, the House of Representatives
- National Ocean Policy, Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning Raising Red Flags Marine Technology, Oct 2013 #24
. See the federal Marine Planning Handbook by visiting: www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/final_marine_planning_handbook.pdf The Author Randall Luthi is President of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). An attorney and rancher from Freedom, WY, Luthi has in the past served in myriad
- Arctic Energy Exploration: Not If, But When? Marine News, May 2014 #20
Energy exploration in the Arctic has been a hot topic in recent years and shows no signs of cooling down anytime soon. However, the United States appears stuck in neutral on the topic and those opposed to oil and natural gas exploration anywhere have used the Federal inaction to advance their arguments
- Energy’s Promising Future Threatened Marine News, Nov 2014 #20
Unrealistic Fears and Overstated Risks obscure the benefits of new seismic data. The United States stands poised on the edge of a bright energy future. After decades of decreasing domestic energy production and increasing reliance on foreign sources of oil and natural gas, a revolution in production has
- Sailing into the Arctic’s Future Marine News, Oct 2016 #26
resources, but will ensure that local communities are not left behind in the new wave of Arctic policies from Washington, D.C. The Author Randall Luthi is President of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). (As published in the October 2016 edition of Marine News
- OP/Ed: Obama’s Arctic Decision Undercut His Own Legacy Marine News, Mar 2017 #18
energy policy that creates a path forward for offshore growth and development and puts all our energy options back on the table. The Author Randall Luthi is President of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). (As published in the March 2017 edition of Marine News
- What Hurricanes Teach Us About Energy Security Marine News, Dec 2017 #22
revenue. We have the know-how and technology to ensure weather-ready American energy dominance; we just need the political will. The Author Randall Luthi is President, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). (As published in the December 2017 edition of Marine News
- Five Years on from Macondo Marine News, May 2015 #38
An interview with NOIA’s Randall Luthi provides unique perspective on where the offshore energy business has been, where it is now, and where it could be headed next. It is a predictable but at the same time, an important anniversary to examine: five years beyond the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which
- Marine News Editor's Note Marine News, May 2015 #6
left a generational and skills gap that quite frankly, the offshore sector hasn’t yet recovered from. We simply can’t afford to do that again. NOIA’s Randall Luthi and IMCA’s Jane Bugler touch on just a few of the reasons why. Turn the page and drill down for answers. Safety and offshore energy are still

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, as well as onboard carbon capture technology. Maersk, for example, is Lund to run eight methanol-powered container ships from 2024. Captain Randall Lund is a Senior Marine Risk Consultant at Allianz In January 2020, the International Maritime Organization Global Corporate & Specialty. He (IMO)
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years $180.00 (18 printed issues) including postage and handling. Daly Lund at Armach Robotics. He joined After graduating with a BSc. in Captain Randall Lund is a Senior Armach following 4+ years with Physics, Joey Daly joined Ves- Marine Risk Consultant at Allianz Greensea Systems, where he CONTACT
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tackling the question of hydrogen, including a project we’re starting now looking at pathways towards gigaton scale, low carbon hydrogen production.” Randall Field, Executive Director, Watch the interview MITEI Future Energy Systems Center with Randall Field @ bit.ly/34iM5zO Photo courtesy MIT beyond
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to help drive emission reductions across all industries further, faster. “The Future Energy System Center (today) has 26 mem- ber companies in it,” said Randall Field, Executive Direc- tor, Future Energy Systems Center. “We have more than 20 different projects in our research portfolio today across six focus
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launched a new research consortium—the Future Energy Systems Center—to address the climate crisis and the role energy systems can play in solving it. Randall Field, Executive Director, discusses current research and the challenges ahead for the maritime sector. By Greg Trauthwein Photo courtesy Shutterstock/MI
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tackling the question of hydrogen, including a project we’re starting now looking at pathways towards gigaton scale, low carbon hydrogen production.” Randall Field, Executive Director, MITEI Future Energy Systems Center 12 “Te X-Class is special because it will be more capable, for example the X-Class
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its shipyard d to deliver frigates for the U.S. Navy. Source: Fincantieri Marine Group Features 12 MIT takes the lead toward Net Zero Departments Randall Field of MITEI’s new Future Energy Systems Center discusses decarbonization challenges ahead for the maritime sector. 4 Authors & Contributors
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November 2019 - Marine News page: 98
with over three decades of group’s Lifetime Achievement Award. PSG Names Piccione as CEO Pure Safety Group (PSG) announced experience apiece. Captain Randall Shea serves on the Board of Directors that it has named Joseph Piccione as Rockwood also joined Mid-Atlantic of DCLI and Blume Global and on the
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November 2019 - Marine News page: 96
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS NOIA Milito Luthi Pierce Orvieto Caez Dillman dent excellence in Global Navigation signi
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September 2018 - Marine News page: 25
energy for Americans and our allies. The United States has an abundance of oil and gas and industry has the technology and the know how to tap these Randall Luthi is the President of the National Ocean valuable resources. However, to keep up with growing en- Industries Association (NOIA), an offshore energy
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September 2018 - Marine News page: 24
COLUMN OP/ED Smarter Energy Policy Will Broaden Offshore Recovery By Randall Luthi For the past few years, depressed and would replace the Obama administration’s restrictive commodity prices, stricter regulatory 2017-2022 offshore leasing program, which needlessly requirements and competition from
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24 OP/ED SALES Smarter Energy Policy Will Vice President, Sales & Marketing Rob Howard • [email protected] Broaden Offshore Recovery By Randall Luthi Advertising Sales Managers National Sales Manager Terry Breese • [email protected] Tel: 561-732-1185
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June 2018 - Marine News page: 57
JAXPORT’s leadership positions at Cendant Cor- 2018-2019 term. NOIA President CEO, will oversee JAXPORT’s $600 poration, Haddon Holidays, and E.F. Randall Luthi said, “John and Rich- million capital program and will be Hutton & Company. ard come into their roles at a time JAXPORT’s primary liaison with
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December 2017 - Marine News page: 22
COLUMN OP/ED What Hurricanes Teach Us About Energy Security By Randall Luthi, President, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) After a few years of relative calm, the Continental Shelf (OCS), 97% of offshore facilities survived 2017 hurricane season wreaked havoc the record-breaking storms
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December 2017 - Marine News page: 8
2017 master’s degree from Cornell Uni- ed member of the NCB. Volume 28 Number 12 versity in agricultural economics and an undergraduate degree from Randall Luthi is President of the the University of Pennsylvania. National Ocean Industries Asso- Ewing ciation (NOIA). Tom Ewing is a freelance writer specializing
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What Hurricanes Teach Us Frank Covella • [email protected] About Energy Security Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 By Randall Luthi Mitch Engel • [email protected] Tel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063 Mike Kozlowski • [email protected] Tel:
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July 2017 - Marine News page: 55
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Meek Roan Luthi Appel Young Chittenden Smith Appel as UAS Technical Manager. Martin comes to Martek with a wealth of industry knowledge. An accom- plished and well-regarded UAS Senior Maintenance Of? cer, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for drones greater than 150kg and an Instructor
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March 2017 - Marine News page: 19
to appease environmentalists and anti- self has repeatedly spoken in support Randall Luthi is President of fossil fuel activists thousands of miles of offshore energy. NOIA looks for- the National Ocean Industries away from daily life in Alaska. ward to working with the new admin- Association (NOIA).
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COLUMN OP/ED President Obama’s Arctic Decision Undercut His Own Legacy By Randall Luthi On December 20, 2016, in an 11th 12(a) of the OCSLA allows the President to withdraw ar- hour unilateral action designed to ce- eas from oil and gas leasing, it is doubtful that Congress ment his environmental legacy
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President Obama’s Arctic Decision Nicole Ventimiglia • [email protected] Undercut His Own Legacy SALES By Randall Luthi Vice President, Sales & Marketing Rob Howard • [email protected] Advertising Sales Managers National Sales Manager Terry Breese •
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source of home-grown oil to consumers in the lower 48 states via the Trans-Alaska pipeline. the proposed Beaufort and Chukchi lease sales a top prior- Randall Luthi is President of the National Ocean ity. It is vital for our nation’s economic and energy security Industries Association (NOIA). that the opportunity
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WASHINGTON WATCH Sailing into the Arctic’s Future By Randall Luthi Last month, a large cruise ship com- a nascent industry. In the Alaska Arctic, onshore develop- pleted its inaugural cruise through the ment has occurred for decades, supplying a safe and con- Northwest Passage. The historic journey