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Tom
Sellers
Government Relations
Conoco Oil Company
Nominated by: Stephen Shaffer, Special
Assistant, Leasing Division, Offshore and Energy Minerals Management
| Tom Sellers is currently a Conoco Oil Company State
Government Relations office in Austin, Texas. Prior to his relocation to Texas, he was a
Federal Relations Representative with the Dupont/Conoco offices in Washington, D.C. Mr. Sellers has taken extraordinary steps to help educate people
about the regulatory or economic complexities of exploring for oil and natural gas on the
Nation’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
When Mr. Sellers was in the Washington Office, he developed a simulated
OCS drilling game. Over the years, hundreds upon hundreds of
congressional staff, MMS staff, OCS Policy Committee members have
participated in this game. |
Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton,
Tom Sellers, and Acting MMS Director Thomas R. Kitsos |
The objective of the game is to teach participants of the many regulatory steps and
economic questions that must be addressed before an oil and gas concern bids on an
offshore lease. The game has proved to be an effective tool for educating policymakers
about OCS oil and gas development.
To further
demonstrate the value of the oil drilling simulation game, Mr. Sellers traveled to China
with MMS officials in 2000 to present the game to Chinese government officials.
I am honored to nominate Mr. Tom Sellers for the Corporate
Leadership Award for his efforts toward informing policymakers around the world about the
oil and gas industry.
Last Updated:
09/17/2010,
05:06 PM
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