U.S. Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region



FOR RELEASE: December 19, 1996

PRESS ADVISORY

TO: Beat Reporters
FROM: Barney Congdon
Event: 1997 Workshop on Blowout Preventer (BOP) Testing and Maintenance Requirements
Dates: January 15, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico Regional Office
Rooms 111-115
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
New Orleans, LA

Contacts:
William S. Hauser
Engineering and Technology Division
381 Elden Street (MS 4700)
Herndon, VA 20170-4817
Phone (703) 787-1600
Bill Martin
Deputy Regional Supervisor
Field Operations
Gulf of Mexico Regional Office
Phone (504) 736-2845

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