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at AOGA Annual Conference at OOC Meeting

he IAGC’s President, Nikki Martin, was a AGC’s Nikki Martin and Dustin Van Liew withdrawals of leasing acreage in
panelist at the Alaska Oil & Gas Association presented at the Offshore Operators Committee the Arctic and Atlantic, supporting
T(AOGA) Annual Conference in Anchorage I2017 Summer General Meeting on Wednesday, development of a new five-year lease
on 31 May 2017. Martin presented as part of a 27 June in Houston, TX. Their presentation plan and other important advances. They
panel entitled: “Power Past Impossible and Crude discussed the IAGC’s efforts in opening the Atlantic highlighted the important implications for the
Awakenings: Repositioning oil and gas in the Outer Continental Shelf to renewed exploration future of the oil and gas industry in North America
marketplace of Ideas”. Other invited panelists included activity, ensuring continued geophysical survey and the impact of the U.S. Government prioritizing the
Linda Rozett, Vice President of Communications with activity in the Gulf of Mexico, reversing the previous value of the geophysical industry in its energy policies.
API and Karen Alderman Harbert, President and CEO
of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute of 21st Century Energy.
The panel was titled for the various public CA Offers Valuable IAGC Staff & Members
awareness and education campaigns of the invited IAGC President Nikki Martin Presents at AOGA
organizations and focused on the associations’ efforts to Industry Tools Head to Washington, D.C.
communicate the value and contributions of the oil and any great things are happening
gas industries to the nation and world. The session also The IAGC will also be spearheading a joint trade with the Crude Awakenings
explored approaches and messages organizations like associations communications committee with API and MInitiative. We encourage you to visit
the IAGC are delivering in communications with the other industry trade associations. The committee will our Crude Awakenings website to see the
public and policymakers and how Alaskans can support explore ways to leverage all the associations’ efforts, expand updates and new information being added
and amplify those efforts. Martin emphasized the coverage and improve the overall message while highlighting regularly. You will notice a new, brighter
IAGC’s efforts to promote the technological innovations the importance of the various segments of the industry. color scheme for the initiative and many
of the geophysical industry and partner with other Learn more about Crude Awakenings, Power Past informative articles and infographics. We
industry trade associations to educate on the continuum Impossible and the Global Energy Institute. Also read are excited to have had over 2700 visitors to Capitol Hill
of energy production and cross-promote environmental Nick Snow’s article in the Oil & Gas Journal about the the Crude Awakening site last month, from
stewardship campaigns. presentations. locations ranging from Beijing, China and any new geophysical industry in the newsletter),
Milano, Italy to Tlalnepantla, Mexico and Den political and build upon the a bill that would
Haag, The Netherlands. M appointees positive momentum streamline the
We post regularly on our Twitter page and are taking their places and visibility of offshore permitting
have recently begun a periodic newsletter on Capitol Hill in the seismic surveys from process. To that end,
Sign up for our monthly Crude with information from those social media new Administration, recent U.S. Executive IAGC is holding
posts. You have received the first few offering a great and Secretarial a fly-in for IAGC
Awakenings Newsletter here. newsletters and we urge you to add your opportunity for Orders. . In addition Board members
name to the mailing list to continue receiving members of our to educating to join staff in
Also check out our website those emails. Not only is the information we Governing Member members of the new Washington D.C.
send out important to our industry, it is a tool companies to meet Administration, 18-19 July. Look for
and our Twitter page! Be sure which will allow you to share this information with and educate the IAGC will be urging details in the next
with those outside our industry who may new officials on the support for the SEA edition of IAGC: In
to share and spread the word. need to understand more fully the importance invaluable role of the Act (details included Depth.
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