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IAGC AND OOC WORK AS IAGC Touts U.S.
COLLABORATING TRADE Accomplishments
ASSOCIATIONS at OOC Meeting
T he IAGC is proud to announce Iat the OOC's 2017 Summer
AGC's Nikki Martin and
Dustin Van Liew presented
Trade
Collaborating
its
partnership
Associations
with OOC, the oil and gas General Meeting on 27 June in
Houston, TX. Their presentation
industry's principal representative discussed the IAGC's efforts in
regarding regulation of offshore opening the Atlantic OCS to
exploration, development, and renewed exploration activity,
producing operations in the Gulf of ensuring continued geophysical Images from the Offshore Operators Committee's
Mexico. The Committee conducts survey activity in the Gulf of 2017 Summer General Meeting in Houston, TX.
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
with jurisdiction over matters new five-year lease plan, and
affecting the offshore petroleum other important issues.
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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