DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,399

WESTERN GECO RESOURCES, INC
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

TA-W-54,399A

WESTERN GECO RESOURCES, INC
DEADHORSE, ALASKA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance


In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 2, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Western Geco Resources, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska (TA-W-
54,399), and Western Geco Resources, Inc., Deadhorse, Alaska (TA-W-
54,399A). The workers at Western Geco Resources, Inc., Anchorage,
Alaska (TA-W-54,399), and Western Geco Resources, Inc., Deadhorse,
Alaska (TA-W-54,399A), providing seismic and geophysical services
for unaffiliated firms and are considered engaged in the production
of crude oil.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facilities decreased during the past year.
The investigation further revealed that aggregate U.S. imports
of crude oil increased during the relevant period.
In addition, In order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the crude oil produced by Western
Geco Resources, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska (TA-W-54,399), and Western
Geco Resources, Inc., Deadhorse, Alaska (TA-W-54,399A) contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Western Geco Resources, Inc., Anchorage,
Alaska (TA-W-54,399), and Western Geco Resources, Inc.,
Deadhorse, Alaska (TA-W-54,399A) who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 17,
2003 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 9th day of April 2004.


/s/Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance