updated:
12/23/97 MMS Announces Final Rule on Geological and Geophysical Explorations of the OCS
12/15/97 MMS Publishes Amendments to Gas Transportation Regulations
12/12/97 36 States Receive $467M in First Nine Months of 1997 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
12/11/97 DOI Release: Secretary Babbitt and Foreign Secretary Gurria Announce Maritime Boundary Talks for the Gulf of Mexico
12/10/97 Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168 Nets $599,587,041
12/5/97 1996 Mineral Revenues Report Available from Minerals Management Service
11/25/97 MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 169
10/31/97 Associate Director Post Filled at MMS
10/21/97 Crude Oil Valuation Comment Period Extended and Additional Workshop Scheduled
10/7/97 MMS Schedules Additional Workshops on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation
10/1/97 MMS Receives Vice President's "Hammer Award" for Innovative Achievements Program
9/25/97 MMS Announces Details of Workshops on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation
9/24/97 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting in Denver, September 25
9/10/97 MMS - Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Announce International Cooperation on Safety and Environment
9/4/97 MMS Seeks Constituent Input on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation
9/2/97 MMS Releases Final Report on Feasibility of Royalty in Kind Programs
8/27/97 Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 168 Attracts $616 Million in High Bids
8/27/97 Lease Sale 168 Sets All Time Western Gulf of Mexico Record for Number of Bids and Number of Tracts Bid on
8/15/97 MMS Begins Review Process on Chevron's Destin Dome Development Plan
8/14/97 Changes in Military Warning Areas
8/12/97 MMS Expands List of Delegable Royalty Functions to States
8/11/97 MMS on Schedule with Auditing California Oil Companies Bills Issued for $345.5 Million
8/7/97 MMS Publishes Rules to Enhance Safe Offshore Operations
8/7/97 Civil Penalty Process Clarified
7/31/97 MMS Implements New Outer Continental Shelf Performance Review Program
7/30/97 Hydrocarbon Data from Unleased and Selected Leased Blocks Available for the CGOM and WGOM
7/29/97 MMS/Industry Performance Measures Workshop for OCS Operators and Lessees
7/24/97 Final Notice of Sale Issued for Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Sale 168
7/18/97 Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 166 Nets $812 Million in High Bids
7/17/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Valuation Options
7/14/97 States Receive $333 Million from MMS
7/2/97 MMS Proposes Additional Changes To Federal Crude Oil Valuation Rule
6/12/97 Press Advisory
6/11/97 MMS Holds Cook Inlet Lease Sale 149
6/9/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Valuation Options
6/5/97 Surety Bonds for Outer Continental Shelf Leases
6/2/97 Sunday Silence Awarded Deepwater Royalty Relief in the Gulf of Mexico
6/2/97 MMS Extends Comments Period for Proposed Rule on Disclosure
5/30/97 MMS Extends Time Period to Accept or Reject Bids on Offshore Natural Gas and Oil Tracts
5/23/97 Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
5/21/97 Surety Bond Requirements Amended - MMS Issues Final Rule
5/16/97 Stewardship Awards Presented to Top Mineral Resource Companies
5/13/97 MMS Identifies Issues for Proposed Lease Sales in the Western Gulf of Mexico
5/9/97 MMS Improves Customer Service
5/2/97 MMS Schedules RIK Gas Public Meeting
4/28/97 MMS Calls for Public Input in Reviewing Regulations
4/23/97 MMS Proposes Changes to Regulations Expanding List of Delegable Functions to States
4/22/97 MMS Withdraws Federal Gas Valuation Regulation Amendments
4/21/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Oil Valuation Rule
4/17/97 Lease Sale 149 in Cook Inlet to Proceed
4/17/97 MMS Issued Proposed Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168
4/15/97 $65 Million Goes to Six Coastal States in 1997 8(g) Payment
4/15/97 The CARE Award Program
4/15/97 MMS Seeks CARE Award Nominations
4/10/97 Alaska Regional Director Post Filled
4/10/97 Hydrocarbon Data from Unleased and Selected Leased Blocks Available for the CGOM and WGOM
4/9/97 Environmental Study May Benefit Eroding Beaches in Alabama
4/97 Notice of Public Meetings to Collect Information for a Draft EIS on Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, and 182
3/25/97 MMS Proposes Rule on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
3/17/97 MMS Recognizes Industry Efforts for Safe Offshore Operations
3/10/97 MMS Sets Meeting to Discuss Indian Natural Gas Valuation
3/5/97 Record Sale in Gulf of Mexico Attracts $824 Million in High Bids
3/4/97 MMS to Host Environmental Deepwater Workshop
2/27/97 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting Set for March 21 in Denver
2/27/97 MMS Proposes Rule to Update Production Measurement Requirements
2/26/97 MMS Sets Meetings to Discuss Royalty-In-Kind Programs
2/21/97 Correction to Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meeting Dates
2/20/97 MMS Reschedules Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings
2/20/97 MMS Establishes Internship Program for Indian Tribes with Mineral Resources
2/18/97 MMS Postpones Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings, Extends Public Comment Period
2/18/97 MMS Postpones Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings, Extends Public Comment Period
2/11/97 MMS Identifies Area for Beaufort Sea Sale 170; EIS to be Prepared
2/6/97 MMS Requests $205 Million for FY '98 Budget
2/5/97 MMS Adopts Final Rule on Offshore Training
2/97 Deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico: America's New Frontier - OCS Report MMS 97-0004
1/31/97 MMS Revises Testing Requirements For Blowout Preventers
1/31/97 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale For Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 166
1/30/97 MMS Issues Second Multi-Sale Call For Gulf of Mexico Sales
1/29/97 Press Advisory
1/28/97 MMS Issues Final Rule Governing Hydrogen Sulfide for OCS Operations
1/24/97 Press Advisory - Briefing on Status of California Crude Oil Underpricing
1/24/97 MMS Seeks Input on Possible Royalty Relief for Nonproducing Leases
1/16/97 MMS Announces Key Stafff Changes
1/16/97 Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing History
1/15/97 1995 Mineral Revenues Report Available From Minerals Management Service
1/10/97 MMS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Federal Oil Valuation
1/3/97 Cook Inlet Sale 149 To Proceed