IOGA of NY to Host Telephone News Conference

Drilling experts will field media inquiries on hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling.

ALBANY, NY (08/09/2010)(readMedia)-- In advance of the Aug. 12 EPA hearings in Binghamton, the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York on Tuesday will host a telephone news conference with a panel of industry experts.

Panelists will field media inquiries on the separate processes of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, and describe New York's regulatory process.

Who: Brad Gill, executive director, IOGA of NY

John Conrad, president and senior hydrogeologist,

Conrad Geoscience Corp.

Michael Joy, J.D., Ph.D., Lipman, Biltekoff & Joy, LLP

Mark Scheuerman, director, government & media relations, Talisman Energy USA, Inc.

When: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10

Dial: 866-737-5407

Pass code: 7493704

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