You’re Invited: BOEM’s Marine Minerals Program’s 2023 Gulf of Mexico Offshore Sand Management Working Group

Release Date
11/29/2023
Contact(s)

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Gulf of Mexico Office, Marine Minerals Program will be hosting the 2023 Gulf of Mexico Offshore Sand Management Working Group (SMWG) meeting on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT.  

This year’s meeting will discuss sediment management activity across the Gulf of Mexico, including sand inventory efforts, environmental research, and cooperative/interagency agreements. Multi-use initiatives such as offshore renewable energy projects, oil and gas infrastructure, and carbon sequestration will also be covered during the meeting. The full agenda is available at https://www.boem.gov/2023-SMWG.

The SMWG Meeting will be a hybrid event to accommodate the public through virtual participation. To register for the meeting, go to: Registration Link

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The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for America’s offshore energy and mineral resources. The bureau promotes energy independence, environmental protection and economic development through responsible, science-based management of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.