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IAGC AND OFFSHORE
OPERATORS COMMITTEE
WORKING AS IAGC TOUTS U.S.
COLLABORATING TRADE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ASSOCIATIONS AT OOC MEETING
AGC's Nikki Martin and
T he IAGC is proud to announce Iat the Offshore Operators
Dustin Van Liew presented
Collaborating
its
Trade
Committee's
2017
(OOC's)
Associations
partnership
with Offshore Operators Committee Summer General Meeting on
27 June in Houston, TX. Their
(OOC). OOC is the oil and gas presentation discussed the
industry's principal representative IAGC's efforts in opening the
regarding regulation of offshore Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Images from the Offshore Operators Committee's
exploration, development, and to renewed exploration activity, 2017 Summer General Meeting in Houston, TX.
producing operations in the Gulf of ensuring continued geophysical
Mexico. The Committee conducts survey activity in the Gulf of
a cooperative effort to monitor and Mexico, reversing the previous
engage on laws, rules and regulations withdrawals of leasing acreage
adopted or being considered by in the Arctic and Atlantic,
the various governmental entities supporting development of a
new five-year lease plan and
with jurisdiction over matters other important issues.
affecting the offshore petroleum
industry. It also conducts studies The presentation also highlighted
and investigations in oceanographic the important implications for
studies and other matters commonly the future of the oil and gas
affecting offshore operations. industry in North America as
well as the impact of the U.S.
The IAGC looks forward to working Government's prioritizing the
more closely with OOC on issues value of the geophysical industry
affecting the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. in its energy policies.
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