MMS Press Release Catalog

1999

• 12/30/99 MMS Proposes Changes to Regulations for Valuing Indian Oil
• 12/28/99 MMS Proposes Changes to Regulations for Valuing Federal Oil
• 12/28/99 MMS Issues Final Rule for Post Lease Operations Safety
• 12/23/99 MMS Announces Workshop Dates for Proposed Federal Oil Valuation Rule
• 12/8/99 MMS Proposes Changes to Rule for Prospecting for Minerals Other Than Oil, Natural Gas, and Sulfur
• 11/23/99 MMS Will Repropose Oil Rules
• 11/12/99 Babbitt Orders New Environmental Study of Impact of Oil Drilling Off California; Lease Suspensions to Continue
• 11/08/99 35 States Receive More Than $391 Million in First Nine Months of 1999 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
• 11/02/99 MMS Announces Royalty-in-Kind Agreement
• 10/29/99 MMS Releases Two Reports on the OCS-Related Oil and Gas Activities in Coastal Alabama
• 10/18/99 Gulf of Mexico Deep water Oil and Gas Production Rises Dramatically
• 10/15/99 Media Advisory
• 10/07/99 MMS Announces Third RIK Pilot Offering Natural Gasd from Federal Properties in the Gulf of Mexico
• 10/1/99 MMS ISSUES CZM FINAL RULE
• 9/23/99 MMS AWARDS CONTRACT FOR ROYALTY REENGINEERING
• 9/15/99 MMS to Hold Workshop on Federal Geothermal Resources
• 9/08/99 MMS Issues Draft Sustainable Development Report
• 8/27/99 Minerals Management Service Presents BP Amoco with Conservation Award for Respecting the Environment
• 8/27/99 Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 174 Information
• 8/19/99 MMS Seeks Comments on Geothermal Rules
• 8/10/99 MMS Changes Indian Gas Valuation Regulations
• 8/04/99 MMS Awards Deepwater Royalty Relief to Fourth Field in the Gulf of Mexico
• 7/28/99 MMS Publishes Final Regulations For Bonus Bids
• 7/27/99 Media Advisory
• 7/22/99 Media Advisory
• 7/19/99 MMS and Wyoming Open Bidding for Royalty-in-Kind Oil From Federal and State Properties
• 7/16/99 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 174
• 7/15/99 MMS Publishes Rule Requiring Electronic Reporting
• 7/12/99 States Receive Nearly $242 Million in First Half of 1999 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
• 7/01/99 MMS to Hold Meeting in Houston on RIK Pilot Project in Gulf of Mexico
• 6/25/99 MMS Extends Suspensions on Undeveloped Offshore California Oil Leases to Facilitate Administrative Review
• 6/22/99 MMS SCREEN SAVER NOW AVAILABLE
• 6/17/99 Interior, Energy Departments Sign New Contracts toUse Federal Royalty Oil to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve
• 6/17/99 Fact Sheet - MMS Announces Area Identification and Public Scoping Meetings for Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sale 181
• 6/16/99 News Release - MMS Announces Area Identification and Public Scoping Meetings for Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sale 181
• 6/16/99 TOP MINERAL RESOURCE COMPANIES RECOGNIZED BY MMS
• 6/11/99 Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 172 Nets $159,109,825
• 5/13/99 MMS PUBLISHES APPEALS RULE
• 5/5/99 MMS and Army Corps of Engineers Sign Memorandum of Agreement
• 5/4/99 MMS and GSA Announce Energy Supply Agreement
• 5/3/99 Walt Rosenbusch Tapped to Head Interior Department's Minerals Management Service
• 4/28/99 Energy, Interior Departments Begin Second Phase of Initiative to Transfer Royalty Oil to Nation’s Strategic Reserve
• 4/24/99 News Release - MMS Modifies Royalty Relief Economic Assumptions
• 4/22/99 MMS Solicits Applications For Prequalification of Potential Royalty Gas Purchasers
• 4/21/99 $65 MILLION GOES TO SIX COASTAL STATES IN 1999 8(g) PAYMENT
• 4/21/99 MMS Issues Proposed Rule for Training Offshore Workers
• 4/20/99 MMS Further ExtendsComment Period for Marginal Oil and Gas Properties Rules
• 4/16/99 News Release - Oil Companies Recognized for Safety Excellence
• 4/16/99 MMS Announces SAFE and Corporate Citizen Award Winners
• 4/8/99   MMS Extends Comment Period For Federal Crude Oil Valuation Rule
• 4/8/99   Proposed Notice of Sale Issued for Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Sale 174
• 3/31/99 DOI and DOE Announce First Contracts for Royalty Oil Transfer To Strategic Petroleum Reserve Signed Today
• 3/31/99 MMS PROPOSES REGULATIONS FOR BONUS BIDS
• 3/30/99 MMS To Hold Two Day Workshop For Federal Oil Valuation Rule
• 3/29/99 MMS Announces Finalists for National Safety Award
• 3/22/99 MMS Publishes Offshore Violations Summary
• 3/19/99 MMS Extends Comment Period for Marginal Oil and Gas Properties Rules
  3/17/99 LEASE SALE IN GULF OF MEXICO ATTRACTS $171 MILLION IN HIGH BIDS
• 3/11/99 MMS Reopens Comment Period for Federal Oil Valuation Rule
• 3/10/99 MMS Responds to Record Low Oil Prices With Royalty Relief Modifications
• 3/8/99 MMS Announces Winners of Corporate Leadership Award
• 3/4/99 Secretary Babbitt Announces Plan to Reopen the Comment Period for Federal Oil Valuation Rule
• 2/22/99 35 States Receive $559 Million in 1998 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
• 2/18/99 MMS Adds Industry Partners to Reengineering Effort
• 2/12/99 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 172
• 2/11/99 Interior Department Announces Plan to Use Royalty-In-KindOil to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve
• 2/10/99 MMS Proposes Changes to Delegated Audit Regulations
• 2/01/99 MMS REQUESTS $240.2 MILLION FOR FY 2000 BUDGET
• 1/25/99 MMS Begins Planning Process to Conduct Eastern Gulf Lease Sale 181
• 1/20/99 MMS Proposes Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Oil and Gas Properties
• 1/19/99 MMS Critical Systems Y2K Compliant
• 1/13/99 MMS’ Royalty Policy Committee Meeting Set for January 20, Denver
• 1/12/99 MMS Proposes Appeals Rule to Expedite Process

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