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



FOR RELEASE: December 11, 1996

SPECIAL INFORMATION

PRESS ADVISORY
TO:  Beat Reporters

FROM:  Tom DeRocco

Event:  1996 International Workshop on Human Factors in Offshore Operations (Addressing Design, Construction, Drilling, Workovers, Production and Organizational Issues)

Dates:  December 16-18, 1996

Place:  Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center
New Orleans, LA

Major Sponsors:

U.S. Minerals Management Service
U.S. Coast Guard
UK Health & Safety Executive
Canadian National Energy Board
California State Lands Commission
American Bureau of Shipping
Lloyd's of London
Brown & Root
Exxon Production and Research
and other major oil and gas companies
Organized by:  PrimaTech, Inc.
The University of California, Berkley

Contacts:
Roger D. Holdworth
PrimaTech, Inc.
Tel (504) 362-0099
Fax (504) 362-9099
Dr. Charles Smith
MMS
Tel (703)787-1559
Fax (703)787-1555

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