Small Refiner Program

This page contains official documents related to RIK activities.

Small Refiner Gulf of Mexico  Oil Sale - 2009

• Revised Invitation for Offer-Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale
  Revised Quality Section
  Solicitation No. MMS-RIKOIL-2009-SR-005
  Sale Period: October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010
  Offers Due: July 28, 2009 (10:00 am MT)
  
  
• Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale  
  Solicitation No. MMS-RIKOIL-2009-SR-005
  Sale Period: October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010
  Offers Due: July 28, 2009 (10:00 am MT)

Small Refiner Gulf of Mexico  Oil Sale - 2008

• Revised Invitation for Offer-Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale
  Revised PLA Language
  Solicitation No. MMS-RIKOIL-2008-SR-004
  Sale Period: October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009
  Offers Due: August 5, 2008 (10:00 am MT)
  
  
• Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale  
  Solicitation No. MMS-RIKOIL-2008-SR-004
  Sale Period: October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009
  Offers Due: July 29, 2008 (10:00 am MT)

Small Refiner Gulf of Mexico  Oil Sale - 2007

• Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale  
  Solicitation No. M07PX14987
  Sale Period: October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008
  Offers Due: July 31, 2007 (10:00am MT)

Small Refiner Gulf of Mexico  Oil Sale - 2006

• Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale  
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-06-RP-27829
  Sale Period: October 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007 or September 30, 2007
  Offers Due: July 25, 2006 (2:00pm MT)
  
  
• Dear Operator Letter - Effective for Properties Reverting to In-Value effective October 1, 2006  
  
  
• Dear Operator Letter - Notice of Awarded Properties In-Kind effective October 1, 2006  

Small Refiner Gulf of Mexico and Pacific OCS Oil Sale - 2005

• Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale  
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-05-RP-25926
  Sale Period: October 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006
  Offers Due: July 19, 2005 (2:00pm MT)
  
  
• Dear Operator Letter - Effective October 1, 2005  
  • Includes awarded property listings for Gulf

•  Second Amended IFO as of January 13, 2005
  Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale  
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-05-RP-25850
  Sale Period: April 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005
  Offers Due: January 24, 2005 (10:00am MT)
  
  
• Dear Operator Letter - Effective April 1, 2005  
  • Includes awarded property listings for Gulf and Pacific

Small Refiner Gulf of Mexico and Pacific OCS Oil Sale - 2004

•  Second Amended IFO as of January 15, 2004
  Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner RIK Crude Oil Sale  
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-03-RP-40442
  Sale Period: April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005
  Offers Due: January 21, 2004 (10:00am MT)
  
  
• Dear Operator Letter - Effective April 1, 2004  
  • Includes awarded property listings for Gulf and Pacific

Small Refiner Pacific OCS Oil Sale - Winter 2002-2003

•  Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner Pacific OCS Oil Sale
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-02-RP-40398
  Sale Period: January 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003/December 31, 2003
  Offers Due: November 8, 2002

• Dear Operator Letter - January 1, 2003
  includes Pacific Small Refiner Property Listing
  Effective January 1, 2003

Small Refiner Gulf Oil Sale - Summer 2002

• Dear Operator Letter - August 13, 2002
  includes Gulf of Mexico Small Refiner Property Listing

• Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner Gulf Oil Sale
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-02-RP-40381
  Sale Period: A six month or one-year term beginning October 1, 2002
  Offers Due: July 9, 2002

• Awarded Small Refiner Properties
  Beginning October 1, 2002

Small Refiner Pacific OCS Oil Sale - Fall 2001

• Dear Operator Letter - November 15, 2001
  Includes Listing of New RIK Properties

• Invitation for Offer - Small Refiner Pacific OCS Oil Sale
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-02-RP-40363
  Sale Period: January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2002/December 31, 2002
  Offers Due: November 9, 2001

Small Refiner Gulf Oil Sale - Summer 2001

• Dear Operator Letter - August 14, 2001

• Dear Operator Letter - August 10, 2001

• Revised - Invitation for Offers, Small Refiner Gulf Oil Sale
  Solicitation No. 1435-02-01-RP-40349
  Sale Period:  October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002
  Offers Due: July 27, 2001

Crude Oil Pre-qualification Information

• Information for Pre-qualification RIK Crude Oil Sales  (Updated: 08/26/2009)

Lease Sale 00-01

• Small Refiner Lease Listing - Sale 00-01 

RIK Federal Register Notices

FR Notices not found here can be viewed at the MRM Federal Register Home Site

• Small Refiner Administrative Fee (65 FR 57771--September 26, 2000)
  Summary:  Proposed rulemaking.  The Minerals Management Service (MMS) proposed to eliminate the fees it recovers from small refiners participating in the small refiner royalty-in-kind (RIK) program.  MMS believes that the fees are no longer justified under the requirements of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-25.  Comments must be submitted on or before November 27, 2000.

RIK Dear Operator Letters

• Pacific Awarded Property Listing - Beginning January 1, 2003 (01/01/2003)

• Small Refiner Awarded Property Listing - Beginning October 1, 2002 (08/13/2002)

• Pacific Awarded Property Listing - Beginning January 1, 2002 (11/15/2001)

• Listing of Properties Reverting to In Value Status (08/14/2001)

• Listing of RIK Properties - Beginning October 1, 2001 (08/10/2001)

• Small Refiner RIK Program - Crude oil in kind continuation (04/27/2001)

• Small Refiner RIK Contracts extended an additional 61 days (02/06/2001)

• Small Refiner RIK Winning Bidders - Offshore Gulf Leases  (02/18/2000)