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The
NewsRoom
Media Advisory
Release #: 3024
Date: January 30, 2004
Director Burton Announces President’s Proposed 2005 Budget for MMS
and its Effects on the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico
Region
Who:
Johnnie Burton, Director, Minerals
Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
What:
Press Conference to discuss President
Bush’s 2005 budget proposal for MMS and its effects on the oil and gas
industry, and the economic impact to Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico
Region. The Director will address proposed funding levels for MMS
offices in the region, Gulf of Mexico research, and new technology
that will help the Nation meet its energy needs. Local government and
business leaders will be in attendance.
When:
Tuesday, February 3, 2004,
11:00 am
Where:
Jefferson
Parish Eastbank Council Chambers
2nd Floor, Yenni Building
1221 Elmwood Park
Harahan, LA
Call-in:
The director will be available to take
calls the afternoon of February 3rd. Please call in
advance to schedule a time.
The Minerals Management Service 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 American Indian lands. MMS disbursed more than $8 billion
in FY 2003 and more than $135 billion since the agency was created in
1982. Nearly $1 billion from those revenues go into the Land and
Water Conservation Fund annually for the acquisition and development
of state and Federal park and recreation lands.
Relevant Web Sites
MMS Main Website
Gulf of Mexico Website
Media Contacts
Debra Winbush
(504) 736-2597
Caryl Fagot
(504) 736-2590
MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior |