MMS appoints regional supervisor

Offshore staff

NEW ORLEANS -- The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) has appointed David W. Cooke as regional supervisor for resource evaluation in the organization’s Gulf region office.

In his new role, Cooke will oversee economic evaluations for lease sales, and reserve and resource assessments in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). He will manage a staff of 135 geologists, petroleum engineers, geophysicists, and support staff who are responsible for data acquisition and management, economic analysis, resource studies, and environmentally sound oil and gas operations throughout the region.

12/17/2009