U.S. Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
Office of Communications

SPECIAL INFORMATION

FOR RELEASE: December 5, 1996

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. and The University of California, Berkley

Contacts:

Roger D. Holdworth
PrimaTech, Inc.
Tel (504) 362-0099
Fax (504) 362-9099

Dr. Charles E. Smith
MMS
Tel (703) 787-1559
Fax (703) 787-1555

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