U.S. Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
Office of Public Affairs
MEDIA ADVISORY
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U.S. Department of the Interior MEDIA ADVISORY |
| FOR RELEASE: | April 8, 2002 | Contact: Dian Lawhon |
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New Director to Address MMS 4th Annual Industry Awards Ceremony
New Minerals Management Service Director R.M. "Johnnie" Burton will address some of the best in the industry at the agency’s annual industry awards ceremony in Houston on Thursday. The awards program was established by MMS in 1999 to recognize the nation’s energy leaders that have met and exceeded the highest standards of safety, stewardship and corporate citizenship.
Burton, who was sworn in on March 15, will present awards following her remarks.
Who: Director R.M. "Johnnie" Burton
What: MMS Annual Industry Awards Ceremony
When: Thursday, April 11, 2002
11:30 a.m.
Where:
Hotel Inter-Continental Houston
2222 West Loop South
Houston, TX
MMS is the federal agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages the nation's oil, natural gas and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf in federal offshore waters. The agency also collects, accounts for and disburses mineral revenues from federal and Indian leases. These revenues totaled nearly $10 billion in 2001 and more than $120 billion since the agency was created in 1982. Annually, nearly $1 billion from those revenues go into the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the acquisition and development of state and federal park and recreation lands.
These revenues totaled nearly $10 billion in 2001 and more than $120 billion since the agency was created in 1982.
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MMS's Website Address: http://www.mms.gov
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