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Washington, D.C. –  As the federal government considers expanding offshore energy production to the Atlantic Coast, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) has just returned from a fact-finding mission to the Gulf of Mexico to learn more about the industry and how it could impact the First District of Georgia.

Carterat Hess Corporation’s Tubular Bells deepwater oil and gas field CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A HI-RES COPY

  
Participating in the 2015 Offshore Energy Tour with House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) and Carter were Reps. Larry Bucshon (IN-08), Barbara Comstock (VA-10), Paul Cook (CA-08), Gene Green (TX-29), Richard Hudson (NC-08) Tim Walberg (MI-07), Mimi Walters (CA-45), and Ryan Zinke (MT-AL).

“It was extremely beneficial to see first-hand the advancements in safely producing American energy offshore,” said Carter. “Offshore energy production provides an opportunity for job creation and economic incentives in Georgia while strengthening our national security by reducing our dependence on foreign sources of energy from nations often hostile to our national interests. This trip provided me with a deeper understating of the technology and skill involved in the process which will be vital as the federal government moves forward with opening the Atlantic to ensure it is done safely and in a manner that protects our beautiful coasts.”

During the fact finding mission, Carter visited Hess Corporation’s Tubular Bells deepwater oil and gas field. The Tubular Bells deepwater oil and gas field was discovered in 2003 and lies in approximately 4,300 feet of water, 135 miles southeast of New Orleans primarily on Mississippi Canyon Block 724. They are forecasted to deliver an average net production of between 30,000 and 35,000 barrels of oil per day from four producing wells this year. 

In addition, he participated in a roundtable with energy industry leaders to discuss more ways to increase energy production.
 
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