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DNR Secretary Angelle Statement on Meeting with BOEM Director Bromwich

BATON ROUGE – Today, DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and members of the Back to Work Coalition met with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Michael Bromwich and staff to continue the discussion of the top three obstacles affecting the issuance of new deepwater drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico.

Today’s meeting was the group’s fourth meeting in the last three weeks. As the state’s liaison between the offshore oil and gas industry and the federal government, Angelle is leading the effort to bring a return to responsible exploration and the job and economic stability that come with it. Through the establishment of the Back to Work Coalition, a group of industry representatives facilitated by the Gulf Economic Survival Team (GEST), Angelle has presented a unified voice to Director Bromwich and BOEM officials in order to create a clearer roadmap for resumption of normal Gulf exploration operations.

“Today’s meeting with Director Bromwich, our fourth in three weeks, was aimed at continuing to grind through the final issues standing in the way of the issuance of deepwater drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico. With each meeting, we gain more clarification and make steady progress toward our final goal of getting the rigs in the Gulf of Mexico up and running, and the folks who find the fuel to energize America back to work. “Because the Gulf’s energy exploration industry is very important to the economy of Louisiana and the nation, I will be back in Washington, D.C. next week with members of the Back to Work Coalition to follow up on today’s discussions.”