News from the Oklahoma Corporation
Commission
Phone: (405)
521-4180, FAX: (405) 522-1623, www.occ.state.ok.us
June 25, 2001
BATTLES NAMED
PUBLIC EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Commission
moves to keep Oil and Gas Industry, Lawmakers, Public informed
(Oklahoma City) As part of a
continuing effort to improve service to Oklahoma’s domestic energy industry and
Oklahomans in general, Mike Battles has been named the agency’s Public Education
Coordinator for oil and gas issues.
OCC General Administrator
Larry Shaver announced the appointment today, calling Battles “the perfect man
for the job.”
“With Oklahoma’s oil and gas
industry on the grow again, there is an increasingly urgent need for there to
be a coordinated effort to be sure those in the industry are fully informed
regarding this agency and its functions. Further, many Oklahomans outside the
industry are now coming into contact with the industry for the first time, and
need answers to a wide range of questions.
“Mike Battles has the unique
expertise to tackle this effort. He literally grew up in the oil business, and
combined with his years in the Oil and Gas Division, most recently as Director,
he brings to the table experience from both the field and regulatory sides.”
The appointment took effect
Monday, June 25, 2001. Larry Fiddler, former head of the Technical Department
of the Oil and Gas Division, has been named Acting Division Director.
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