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The NewsRoom
Date: August 31, 2010
Media Advisory
Director Bromwich to Host Forums
in Texas and Mississippi to Discuss Deepwater Drilling Safety,
Containment and Spill Response
Experts from Academia, Industry and
Environmental Organizations to Give Presentations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) today
announced that Director Michael R. Bromwich will hold the next two
events in a series of fact-finding forums in Houston, Texas and
Biloxi, Miss. the week of September 6, 2010. The forums are designed
to collect information and views about deepwater drilling safety
reforms, well containment, and oil spill response, which Director
Bromwich will consider in evaluating whether to recommend any
modifications to the scope or duration of the deepwater drilling
suspensions announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on July 12,
2010.
During these forums, Director
Bromwich will be briefed by panels of experts from academia, the
environmental community, and the oil and gas industry on technical
issues related to deepwater drilling and workplace safety, well
containment, and oil spill response. The forums also will provide an
opportunity for input from federal, state and local leaders on these
same issues.
The forums will be open to the
public. Members of the public will be encouraged to submit comments
via forms provided at the forums, by mail or online.
The eighth and final
additional forum will be held in mid-September in Lafayette,
Louisiana.
| What: |
Forums on
Offshore Drilling |
| Who: |
Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Director Michael R. Bromwich |
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When/Where: |
September 7, 2010: Houston, Texas |
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The Crowne Plaza Houston- Downtown
1700 Smith Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Doors open at 8 A.M., event begins at 9 A.M. |
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When/Where: |
September 10, 2010: Biloxi, Mississippi |
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Mississippi
Coast Coliseum and Convention Center
2350 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, Mississippi 39531
Doors open at 8 A.M., event begins at 9 A.M. |
NOTE: All media will be required to
provide government-issued identification and press credentials at
the registration area. Members of the media may begin arriving at 8
A.M., all cameras must be pre-set no later than 8:30 A.M.
Media Contact:
Nicholas Pardi (202) 208-3985
MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior
Last Updated:
08/31/2010,
12:37 PM
Central Time
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