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IAGC SEEKS TO WORK
IAGC SPONSORS WORKSHOP WITH BRAZIL CONSTRUCTIVELY
REGULATORS WITH DOD

he IAGC Brazil Committee Ministry of Environment. Attendees he IAGC continues to work
organized and hosted an all-day praised the quality of the speakers and through any Department of
Tworkshop November 2016 with round table. TDefense (DoD) concerns
Brazilian regulators aimed at regarding the compatibility of G&G
differentiating research and mitigation and DoD activities on the Outer
projects to exclude from the permitting The attendees plan to continue the Continental Shelf for space and time.
process and find a mechanism for discussions through a series of On 12 April, the IAGC conducted a
funding. meetings. The next scheduled meeting Seismic 101 briefing for the DoD in
between academia and CGMAC will
lead to follow-up with the IAGC and Washington, D.C. The presentations
The workshop had more than 90 ultimately inform consideration and provided an overview of the Oil & Gas
attendees from academia, E&P finalization of the Environmental industry from G&G surveys, through
companies, member company Impact Statement (EIA) Matrix on the drilling and production to rig removal.
representatives, and government definition of the mitigation projects.
officials including Coordenacao Geral The briefing continues to build on
de Empreendimentos Marinhos e previous meetings to ensure our industry
Costeiros (CGMAC), Brazil's General CGMAC replaces the former CGPEG works closely with DoD to reduce any
Coordination for Marine and Coastal in its function keeping the same potential disruptions in the future. The
Enterprises and the Ministério do technical team under new management IAGC, Shell, and Noble Energy
Meio Ambiente (MMA), Brazil's and with the head sitting in Brasilia. conducted presentations in coordination
with API, NOIA and IADC.

IAGC PRESENTS G&G 101 BRIEFINGS
IN GULF STATES

he IAGC conducted G&G 101 briefings for local
business people, local government officials and
Tgeneral public stakeholders in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. The IAGC meetings
were held in conjunction with the Department of the
Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
public meetings to solicit input and answer questions for
its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
(PEIS) for Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Geological and
Geophysical (G&G) Surveys in November 2016.

In September 2016, the BOEM announced the release of
the GOM Draft PEIS and public meetings in the Gulf
states. Meetings were held in the New Orleans, Louisiana;
Gulfport, Mississippi; Fort Walton Beach, Florida; Mobile,
Alabama; and Houston, Texas.

The IAGC issued a formal statement in response to the
release of the Draft PEIS and another statement upon the
closing of the comment period on 29 November 2016. The
Association also provided comments during the BOEM
public comment period which ended 30 November 2016.
IAGC Board Member Peter Seidel Presenting at G&G 101 Briefing.

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