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Release: #3247
Date: March 2, 2005
MMS to Hold Follow-Up Workshop After Successful Implementation
of New “eWell Permitting and Reporting System”
(NEW ORLEANS) – Almost a year
after successfully implementing the new “eWell Permitting and
Reporting System”, the
Minerals Management Service will hold a workshop in
Houston, on March 23, 2005 to provide additional guidance and allow
users a chance to provide suggestions about the system.
In June of 2004, MMS developed and
implemented eWell to service the offshore oil and gas industry and to
provide a more efficient and effective process to develop our nation’s
offshore energy resources.
eWell is an Internet-based system
designed and built by MMS to perform operational transactions between
Outer Continental Shelf operators and MMS District offices. These
electronic transactions will replace a manual system where operators
used written forms developed by MMS and then sent them by mail to the
District offices.
The
workshop will be given by Mr. Bob Lanza of the New Orleans District
and Ms. Althea Hall of
the Information Technology Division, along with Mr. Steve Kennedy of
the Technical Data Management Section.
Workshop:
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Where: |
Minerals Management Service
4141 North Sam Houston Parkway East
Suite 104
Houston, Texas 77032 |
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Date/Time: |
Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
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Cost: |
None |
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Who should attend: |
Offshore oil and gas industry managers, supervisors, information
technology and regulatory specialists who are responsible for
requesting approvals from MMS or conducting any MMS-regulated
business on the OCS. The workshop is open to current users and
new applicants. |
After
the workshop, MMS will assist new applicants in obtaining the proper
security information and scheduling training classes to learn how to
use the system. The training classes are planned as two-day courses
during April and May of 2005.
Registration Contacts:
Because of limited seating, you must sign up for the
workshop by contacting one of the following:
Ms. Suzie Winstead at (504) 736-2504 or by E-mail to
suzanne.winstead@mms.gov
Ms. Julie Camp at (504) 736-2505 or by E-mail to
julie.camp@mms.gov.
Information Contacts:
If there are any questions about the subject matter,
you may contact:
Mr. Bob Lanza at (504) 736-2450 or by E-mail to
robert.lanza@mms.gov;
Mr. Althea Hall at (504) 736-2621 or by E-mail to
althea.hall@mms.gov; or
Mr. Steve Kennedy at (504) 736-7821 or by E-mail to
stephen.kennedy@mms.gov.
MMS,
part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, oversees 1.76 billion
acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy and
minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments
through advanced science and technology research. The OCS provides 30
percent of oil and 23 percent of natural gas produced domestically,
and sand used for coastal restoration. MMS collects, accounts for, and
disburses mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian lands,
with fiscal year 2004 disbursements of around $8 billion and more than
$143 billion since 1982. The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which
pays for acquisition of state and federal park and recreation land,
gets nearly $1 billion a year.
Relevant Web Sites:
MMS Main Website
Media Contacts:
Joe Trahan
(504) 736-2595
Caryl Fagot
(504) 736-2590
MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for
America
U.S. Department of the Interior
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