India
The
U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals
Management Service (MMS) and the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas’s Indian Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) have officially
agreed to share common offshore oil and gas regulatory knowledge and
experience over the next several years. The
MOU was signed on July 21st, 2006
at MMS HQ. The MOU has been in draft since 2000, but cooperation is highly
desired at this time by the OISD since the
Bombay High incident in July 2005. The OISD has agreed to fund MMS's
participation in any joint activities, but MMS still seeks third-party
funding to further cooperation. To commence activities under the auspices of
the MOU, MMS is currently reviewing draft safety regulations being
formulated by the OISD. Before the end of 2006, a technical assistance team
from MMS will be tasked with traveling to New Delhi to assist the OISD
further.
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Last Updated:
06/27/2007,
01:32 PM
