Industry remains committed despite low oil prices

摘要

In a statement issued in April 2015, shortly after the most recent round of lease sales in the region, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) in the US welcomed ongoing interest from oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico, despite the steep fall in the oil price. NOIA spokesperson Nicolette Nye said, "The activity in this sale reflects the current oil price downturn and perhaps regulatory upturn. The price of oil is about half of what it was at this time last year, and the number of bids as well as the number of tracts that were bid on are also about half of those in last year's central sale.