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MRM Press Release Catalog 2007

 

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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.
 
MMS Amends Indian Oil Valuation Rule - Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to be Convened.  The final rule is published today in the Federal Register.
 
MMS Request Comments or New Lease Form for Offshore Alternative Energy Activities
 

MRM Chief of Enforcement Recognized - Recipient of Prestigious Justice Department Award
 

Thirty-four States Earn $1.9 Billion in Royalty Receipts - MMS Reports FY 2007 Disbursements
 

MMS Collects and Distributes $11 Billion in Revenues for FY 2007 Prices Move Oil Receipts Up, Natural Gas Receipts Down Compared to FY 2006
 

MMS Director Randall Luthi to Announce Significant Milestone in the Coastal Impact Assistance Program Involving the State of Louisiana
 

Minerals Management Service Conducts 250th Unannounced Oil Spill Drill in the Gulf of Mexico
 

Secretary Kempthorne to Discuss New Frontier for Offshore Alternative Energy Development
 

MMS Awards New IT Operations and Support Contract

MMS Issues Proposed Notices of Central and Eastern Gulf Lease Sales.  They were published in today’s Federal Register.
 

MMS Completes RIK Sale - Nine Companies Awarded Thirteen Contracts for Gulf Gas
 
MMS Gives Key Support to Workshop on Ecological Effects of Wave Energy Development in the Pacific Northwest
 
Lars Herbst Named Regional Director for the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region
 

Record Oil and Gas Lease Sale Attracts $ 2,904,321,011 for Offshore Tracts in the Central Gulf of Mexico
 

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.
 

Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Receives 1,428 Bids on 723 Tracts
 

MMS Named Pioneer in Energy Education - Agency Recognized for Increasing Understanding of Ocean Energy Sources
 

Federal Offshore Sand to Build-Up South Carolina Beaches - Up to 3 Million Cubic Yards to Bolster 25 Miles of the Grand Strand
 

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
 

Tropical Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update: Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to monitor activities
 

Subtropical Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update: Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to monitor activities.
 

Tropical area of Investigation 93 L Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
 

Tropical Area of Investigation 93 L Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
 

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).
 

MMS Issues Final Notice of Central Gulf Lease Sale 205 - New Boundaries Enlarge Area Offered
 

Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Continuity of Operations Plan team is concluding its activities related to Hurricane Dean
 

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.
 

Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 204 Attracts $ 289,953,066 in High Bids
 

Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
 

Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
 

Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 204 Receives 358 Bids on 282 Tracts
 

Jon Hrobsky Named New MMS Deputy Director

Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
 

Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
 

MMS Estimates Nearly $1 Billion Gross on RIK Sale to Small Refiners
 

MMS Sponsors International Energy Ocean ‘07 Conference

MMS Announces $97.5 Million Settlement With Burlington Resources
 

Tropical Storm Erin Statistics Update

Drilling Activity Hits New High in Ultra-Deep Gulf of Mexico
 

MMS Proposes First Chukchi Sea Sale in 17 Years
Ohmsett - National Oil Spill Response Test Facility - Marks Milestone :15 Years of Controlled Oil Spill Testing and Research
 

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
 

RIK Report Details $28.8 Million Revenue Gain - MMS Delivers FY 2006 Results to Congress
 

Interagency Study Of Endangered Right Whales Planned - $5 Million Study To Begin In The Bering Sea This Summer
 

MMS to Hold Offshore Alternative Energy Environmental Studies Workshop - D.C. Area Workshop Will Identify Environmental Information Needs
 

MMS Proposes Extending Proprietary Term of Certain Geophysical Data
 

RIK Sale Yields Four New Contracts

Coastal Impact Assistance Program Environmental Assessment Available with a Finding of No Significant Impact
 

MMS Develops Hurricane Web Page - A Central Location Created for Quick Access to Hurricane-Related Information
 

MMS RIK Program to Help Fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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
 

MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Central Gulf Lease Sale 205

MMS Releases Proposed Rule Extending OCS Deep and Ultra Deep Gas Royalty Relief Provisions and Including Provisions for Royalty Relief Offshore of Alaska
 

MMS Receives Awards for Study of Shipwrecks as Artificial Reefs

Interior Program Encourages Greater Development Of Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Through Competitive Leasing, Simplified Royalties, Payments to Western Counties
 

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
 

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
 

Minerals Management Service to Hold Public Hearing on Long Island to Address Draft Environmental Impact Statement for OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program
 

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
 

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
 

MMS Honors Best in Energy Industry - Achievements in Safety, Pollution Prevention, Conservation and Revenue Management Noted
 

MMS Publishes Final Rule on Protection of Marine Mammals and Threatened and Endangered Species
 

Coastal Impact Assistance Program Allocation Amounts Now Available With Six States to Share in Nearly $250 Million Annually
 

Earth Day Event Affirms MMS Support of Coastal Restoration Throughout the Gulf Coast States
 

MMS Issues Final Multisale Environmental Statement - Notice of Availability Published in Federal Register
 

MMS Honors Best in Offshore Energy Industry - Achievements in Safety, Pollution Prevention, Conservation and Revenue Management Noted
 

MMS Proposes Regulations on Pipeline Access for Resolving Pipeline Access Complaints
 

MMS Names Mineral Revenues Stewardship Award Winners

RIK Gas Sale Grosses $1 Billion in Total Revenues - Ten Companies Awarded 13 Contracts for Gulf Gas
 

MMS Publishes OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement - Public Hearings Scheduled for April and May 2007
 

MMS Schedules Beaufort Sea Sale 102 - Sale set for
April 18 in Anchorage
 

Finalists Named for DOI’s 2006 Safety Awards for Excellence (SAFE) - Winners to be Announced at MMS Industry Awards Ceremony in April
 

MMS Proposes Rewrite of OCS Oil and Gas Production Requirements (Removes Restrictions on Production Rates and Limits Flaring and Venting )
 

MMS Incorporates Recommended Practice for Cementing Shallow Water Flows (Rule Effective March 30, 2007)
 

Offshore Industry Pays Nearly $1.5 Million in Civil Penalties in 2006
 
MMS to Hold Public Scoping Meetings in Pensacola on Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Lease Sale in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico 
 
Six Companies Awarded RIK Crude Contracts
 
MMS Releases Deepwater Currents Study Report
 
MMS Recognizes 22 in Energy Industry for Corporate Leadership
 
OCS Policy Committee to Meet in Annapolis, MD
 
RIK Sale in Wyoming Generates Millions
 

MMS Begins Planning Process to Conduct Sale in Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area
 

Chris Oynes Named Associate Director of the MMS Offshore Program
 

The Minerals Management Service to Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (New York City)
 

The Minerals Management Service to Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (West Long Branch, NJ)
 

The Minerals Management Service to Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (Boston)