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Royalty
Relief for Deepwater Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas
Leases—Conforming Regulations to Court Decision. The proposed rule is
published today in the
Federal Register.
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MMS Amends
Indian Oil Valuation Rule - Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to be
Convened. The final
rule is published today in the
Federal Register.
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MMS
Request Comments or New Lease Form for Offshore Alternative Energy
Activities
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MRM Chief
of Enforcement Recognized - Recipient of Prestigious Justice Department
Award
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Thirty-four States Earn $1.9 Billion in Royalty Receipts - MMS Reports
FY 2007 Disbursements
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MMS Collects and Distributes $11 Billion in
Revenues for FY 2007 Prices
Move Oil Receipts Up, Natural Gas Receipts Down Compared to FY 2006
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MMS
Director Randall Luthi to Announce Significant
Milestone in the Coastal Impact Assistance Program Involving the State
of Louisiana
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Minerals
Management Service Conducts 250th Unannounced Oil Spill Drill in the
Gulf of Mexico
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Secretary
Kempthorne to Discuss New Frontier for Offshore Alternative Energy
Development
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MMS Awards New IT Operations
and Support Contract |
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MMS Issues Proposed Notices
of Central and Eastern Gulf Lease Sales. They were published in today’s
Federal Register.
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MMS
Completes RIK Sale - Nine Companies Awarded Thirteen Contracts for Gulf
Gas
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MMS Gives Key
Support to Workshop on Ecological Effects of Wave Energy Development in
the Pacific Northwest
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Lars
Herbst Named Regional Director for the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region
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Record Oil
and Gas Lease Sale Attracts $ 2,904,321,011 for Offshore Tracts in the
Central Gulf of Mexico
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MMS
Proposes Modernization of Pipeline Regulations - Update Would Ensure Use
of Current Technology in Pipeline Operations. The proposed rule is
published in the
Federal Register.
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Central
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Receives 1,428 Bids on 723 Tracts
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MMS Named
Pioneer in Energy Education - Agency Recognized for Increasing
Understanding of Ocean Energy Sources
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Federal
Offshore Sand to Build-Up South Carolina Beaches - Up to 3 Million Cubic
Yards to Bolster 25 Miles of the Grand Strand
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Tropical
Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update: The Minerals Management
Service (MMS) Continuity of Operations Plan team is concluding its
activities related to Tropical Depression Ten
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Tropical Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update: Minerals Management
Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to monitor
activities
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Subtropical Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update: Minerals
Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to
monitor activities.
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Tropical area of Investigation 93 L Statistics Update - Minerals
Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
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Tropical Area of Investigation 93 L Statistics Update - Minerals
Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
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MMS to Conduct Environmental Review for Proposed
Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Areas -- Review Will Include Public
Scoping Meetings
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has begun the planning process to
gather information and conduct an environmental review of the Central
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (CPA) and the Western Gulf of Mexico
Planning Area with the publication in the
Federal Register
of the Call for Information and Nominations/Notice of Intent (Call/NOI)
to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
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MMS Issues
Final Notice of Central Gulf Lease Sale 205 - New Boundaries Enlarge
Area Offered
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Hurricane Dean Statistics Update
- The Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Continuity of Operations Plan team is concluding its activities related
to Hurricane Dean
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MMS Begins
Planning for Next Artic Sales -- The Minerals Service (MMS) today issued
a
Call for Information and Nominations and a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two Beaufort Sea and
two Chukchi Sea oil and gas lease sales proposed under the Final
2007-2012 5-Year Program.
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Western
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 204 Attracts $ 289,953,066 in High Bids
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Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates
its Continuity of Operations Plan
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Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates
its Continuity of Operations Plan
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Western
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 204 Receives 358 Bids on 282 Tracts
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Jon
Hrobsky Named New MMS Deputy Director |
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Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates
its Continuity of Operations Plan
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Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates
its Continuity of Operations Plan
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MMS
Estimates Nearly $1 Billion Gross on RIK Sale to Small Refiners
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MMS Sponsors International
Energy Ocean ‘07 Conference |
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MMS Announces $97.5 Million Settlement With
Burlington Resources
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Tropical
Storm Erin Statistics Update |
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Drilling Activity Hits New High in
Ultra-Deep Gulf of Mexico
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MMS
Proposes First Chukchi Sea Sale in 17 Years |
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Ohmsett -
National Oil Spill Response Test Facility - Marks Milestone :15 Years of
Controlled Oil Spill Testing and Research
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MMS to
Hold Public Hearings on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Proposed Sale in Eastern Gulf of Mexico -
Federal Register Notice Announces Availability of a draft SEIS for
Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale 224 in Eastern Planning Area
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RIK Report
Details $28.8 Million Revenue Gain - MMS Delivers
FY 2006
Results to Congress
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Interagency Study Of Endangered Right Whales Planned - $5 Million Study
To Begin In The Bering Sea This Summer
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MMS to Hold Offshore Alternative Energy
Environmental Studies Workshop
- D.C.
Area Workshop Will Identify Environmental Information Needs
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MMS
Proposes Extending Proprietary Term of Certain Geophysical Data
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RIK Sale
Yields Four New Contracts |
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Coastal Impact
Assistance Program Environmental Assessment
Available with a Finding of No Significant Impact
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MMS
Develops Hurricane Web Page - A
Central Location Created for Quick Access to Hurricane-Related
Information
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MMS RIK
Program to Help Fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
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Minerals Management Service Marks Hurricane Season
2007 Announced Improvements Emphasizing Energy Security, Environmental
Protection, and Personnel Safety
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200-year-old Shipwreck to be Recovered in Gulf of
Mexico - MMS Protects Nation’s Historic Treasures
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MMS Issues Proposed Notice
of Central Gulf Lease Sale 205 |
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MMS Releases
Proposed Rule Extending OCS Deep and Ultra Deep Gas Royalty Relief
Provisions and Including Provisions for Royalty Relief Offshore of
Alaska
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MMS Receives Awards
for Study of Shipwrecks as Artificial Reefs |
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Interior Program Encourages Greater Development Of
Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Through Competitive Leasing,
Simplified Royalties, Payments to Western Counties
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Secretary Kempthorne
Unveils Major Initiative to Expand Oil, Natural Gas Production on the
Outer Continental Shelf - Environmentally sound development would
strengthen U.S.
energy
security, provide economic stimulus to Nation, States
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Secretary Kempthorne to Announce Major Oil and Gas
Development Program for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf - Initiative to
Strengthen Energy Security; Ensure Environmentally Responsible
Development; Provide Economic Boost to Nation, States
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Minerals Management
Service to Hold Public Hearing on Long Island to Address Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate
Use Program
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Minerals
Management Service to Hold Public Hearing at Monmouth University (West
Long Branch, New Jersey) to Address Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program
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Minerals Management
Service to Hold Public Hearing in the Boston Area to Address Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate
Use Program
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MMS Honors
Best in Energy Industry - Achievements in Safety, Pollution Prevention,
Conservation and Revenue Management Noted
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MMS
Publishes Final Rule on Protection of Marine Mammals and Threatened and
Endangered Species
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Coastal
Impact Assistance Program Allocation Amounts Now Available With Six
States to Share in Nearly $250 Million Annually
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Earth Day
Event Affirms MMS Support of Coastal Restoration Throughout the Gulf
Coast States
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MMS Issues
Final Multisale Environmental Statement -
Notice of Availability Published in Federal Register
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MMS Honors Best in Offshore Energy Industry -
Achievements in Safety, Pollution Prevention, Conservation and Revenue
Management Noted
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MMS Proposes Regulations on Pipeline Access for
Resolving Pipeline Access Complaints
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MMS Names Mineral Revenues Stewardship Award
Winners |
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RIK Gas Sale Grosses $1 Billion in Total Revenues -
Ten Companies Awarded 13 Contracts for Gulf Gas
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MMS Publishes OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate
Use Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement - Public
Hearings Scheduled for April and May 2007
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MMS Schedules Beaufort Sea
Sale 102 - Sale set for
April 18 in Anchorage
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Finalists Named for DOI’s 2006
Safety Awards for Excellence (SAFE) - Winners to be Announced at MMS
Industry Awards Ceremony in April
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MMS Proposes Rewrite of OCS Oil and Gas Production
Requirements (Removes Restrictions on Production Rates and Limits
Flaring and Venting )
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MMS Incorporates
Recommended Practice for Cementing Shallow Water Flows (Rule Effective
March 30, 2007)
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Offshore
Industry Pays Nearly $1.5 Million in Civil Penalties in 2006
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MMS to
Hold Public Scoping Meetings in Pensacola on Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for Proposed Lease Sale in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
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Six Companies Awarded RIK Crude Contracts
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MMS Releases Deepwater Currents Study Report
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MMS Recognizes 22 in Energy Industry for Corporate Leadership
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OCS Policy Committee to Meet in Annapolis, MD
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RIK Sale in Wyoming Generates Millions
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MMS Begins Planning Process to
Conduct Sale in Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area
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Chris
Oynes Named Associate Director of the MMS Offshore Program
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The Minerals Management Service to
Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (New
York City)
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The Minerals Management Service to
Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (West
Long Branch, NJ)
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The Minerals Management Service to
Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (Boston) |
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