NOIA President: We Control Supply Of Oil Dispersed Into The Market

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi encourages increased offshore drilling because it allows America to have greater control over the supply being released into the industry.  (1:45)

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API CEO: Leases To Drill For Oil Do Not Necessarily Mean Oil Is Found

American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard tells reporters during a conference call Monday that when oil compaines buy leases, it does not mean that there is oil, and compared the process to buying a fishing permit but not knowing whether there are any fish. (1:00)

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Impacts Of Oil Spill Will Be Felt For Years, Says Greenpeace Official

Greenpeace USA Senior Oceans Specialist John Hocevar tells Talk Radio News Service that the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should serve as a major wake-up call to Americans about the risks associated with offshore oil drilling. (:30)
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House Speaker Pelosi Insists On Passing Energy Bill Despite Oil Spill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that the massive oil spill in the Gulf Coast must not deter Congress from passing new energy legislation. (0:45)
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Obama's New Drilling Policy Signals Shift From Healthcare To Energy, Says Expert

Christina Larson with the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C. tells Talk Radio News Service that President Barack Obama's announcement that he is lifting the federal moratorium on offshore drilling along parts of the Atlantic, Gulf and Alaskan coasts represents the administration's desire to move away from health reform, and onto crafting new energy policy. (0:21)
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Florida Republican Supports Obama's Decision To Explore Offshore Drilling

In an interview with Talk Radio News Service, Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-Fla.) calls the decision by President Barack Obama to open up areas of the Atlantic, Gulf and Alaskan coasts to oil and gas exploration a "great first step." (0:20)
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Offshore Drilling Won't Lead To Energy Independence, Says Interior Secretary

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said Wednesday that the U.S. will not achieve energy independence through offshore drilling alone.

“We don’t believe that we are ever going to drill our way to energy independence," said Salazar in a conference call with reporters. (0:49)
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New Energy Policy Will Combine Exploration And Preservation, Says Obama

President Barack Obama announces Wednesday that his administration will allow for more oil and natural gas exploration to take place in areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The new policy could lead to increased offshore drilling in the future. (:52)
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U.S. Must Continue To Develop Oil And Gas, Says Obama

President Barack Obama announces Wednesday that his administration will allow for more oil and natural gas exploration to take place in areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The new policy could lead to increased offshore drilling in the future. (:44)
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Higher Fuel Efficiency Standards Will Soon Go Into Effect, Says Obama

President Barack Obama announces Wednesday that his administration will allow for more oil and natural gas exploration to take place in areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The new policy could lead to increased offshore drilling in the future. (:39)
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Obama Touts Recent Clean Energy Investments

President Barack Obama announces Wednesday that his administration will allow for more oil and natural gas exploration to take place in areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The new policy could lead to increased offshore drilling in the future. (:26)
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Gingrich: More American Energy Will Lead To More American Jobs

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich urges Americans to contact the Department of the Interior and tell them that more jobs will come from new energy initiatives like offshore drilling. (0:23)
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Lowering oil prices the American way

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that once the world sees that United States can reach energy self sustainability, the price of oil will be driven down, much in the way President Bush's statement regarding offshore drilling has done (:38).
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Domenici says Democrats don’t want Americans to know the offshore potential

Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) says that Reid is a chicken for not supporting a vote on American production of oil offshore. The numbers that the United States has are not positive or up to date, because there has never been a modern day exploration analysis of offshore potential. (1:38)
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ANWR safe with McCain

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain calls ANWR pristine and says that there are areas in the world where oil drilling should not take place. McCain adds that he supports lifting bans on offshore oil and natural gas exploration and suggests that states should be given incentives to search for reserves. (1:02)
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"We can't produce our way out of the problems we have"

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) expresses his support for a resolution in the Senate to stop pumping oil into the stratgic petroleum reserve (which he refers to as the SPR) (0:28)
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