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MRM Press Release Catalog 2008

 

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MMS Extends the Comment Period for Virginia Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220 Call for Information and Notice of Intent
 

MMS earns highest opinion from independent review - Peer Review examines quality of Federal audits
 

MMS Underway with $3.7 Million Deepwater Coral Study
 
MMS Completes Assessment of Destroyed and Damaged Facilities from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
 

MMS Director Announces Personnel Actions Against Employees Involved in RIK Investigation
 

Interior's Minerals Management Service Disburses Record $23.4 Billion in FY 2008
 
MMS Sponsors Scientific Workshop
 

MMS Initiates Oil and Gas Leasing Process for Offshore Virginia - Initial information-gathering steps begin for proposed Sale 220

 

MMS Announces Five Year Study of Environmental Mitigation Aimed at Reducing the Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
 

Minerals Management Service Begins Comprehensive Study to Gather Information on Marine Environment along the West Coast of the United States
 

MMS Nets Estimated $537 million in Gulf of Mexico RIK gas sale
 

Minerals Management Service Approves Alaska’s CIAP Plan Paves way for up to $80 million in funding
 

Onshore RIK gas sale nets four new contracts - Gross revenues expected to exceed $384 million
 

MMS regional Office to Stay in New Orleans
 
MMS Inspection and Enforcement Actions Results in Sentencing of California Offshore Oil and Gas Operator
 

Minerals Management Service Approves $8.5 Million Grant for Louisiana Shoreline Project
 

MMS Enters into an Interagency Agreement to Compile Avian Data for the Atlantic Coast
 

MMS Extends The Comment Period for Proposed New 5-Year Leasing Program
 

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Initiates Action Following Receipt of Inspector General Reports
 

MMS Releases Preliminary Offshore Damage Reports from Hurricane Gustav
 

RIK Report Details $63 Million Gain – MMS Delivers FY 2007 Results to Congress
 

Hurricane Gustav Activity Statistics Update – MMS monitors activities through its Continuity of Operations Plan
 

Sperm Whales Reside in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
 

Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 207 Attracts $487,297,676
in High Bids
 

Bids Received for Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale

 

Tropical Storm Edouard Activity Statistics Update:  Minerals Management Service concludes Continuity of Operations Plan activities.
 
Tropical Storm Edouard Activity Statistics Update:  Minerals Management Service monitors activities through its Continuity of Operations Plan.
 

Tropical Storm Edouard Activity Statistics Update:  Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to monitor activities.
 

Tropical Storm Edouard Activity Statistics Update:  Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to monitor activities.
 

Public Representatives Sought for Royalty Committee
 

MMS Small Refiner Program to Continue - Determination concludes need still exists
 

MMS Holds Scoping Meetings in Bristol Bay for Proposed Lease Sale in  North Aleutian Basin
 

MMS Extending Public Comment Period on Proposed Rule for the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
 

Tropical Storm Dolly Activity Statistic Update
Hurricane Dolly Activity Statistic Update
MMS moving forward with Alternative Energy Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf
 
Tropical Storm Dolly Activity Statistics Update
Minerals Management Service Awards $18 Million Grant to Louisiana for Coastal Restoration
 

MMS Names New Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management Program
 

MMS Incorporates Revenue Sharing Rules -Establishes Rules for Providing Funds to Coastal States
 

RIK Sale Gross Expected to Top $1.89 Billion - Four Companies Win Contracts for RIK Oil
 

MMS Prepares for 2008 Hurricane Season

Advances in Oil and Gas Leasing, Drilling and Production Continue in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
 

MMS Makes Technical Correction to Alternative Energy Federal Register Notice - Revises Table and Extends Comment Period
 

MMS Announces Negotiated Rulemaking Committee - Panel to Recommend Revisions to Indian Oil Valuation Rule.  MMS publishes Notice in Federal Register.
 

Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to the University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute and the Minerals Management Service
 

MMS Issues Lease Form for Alternative Energy Resource Data Collection and Technology Testing Activities
 

MMS Takes Major Step Forward on Offshore Alternative Energy

MMS Rule Enhances Hurricane Safety of Offshore Platforms

MMS Honors Best in Industry

MMS to Evaluate North Aleutian Basin for OCS Lease Sale

MMS Reports Annual Civil Penalties Collections. MMS publishes Notice in Federal Register.
 

MMS Honors Finalists in Annual Competition

Four Companies Recognized for Prompt, Accurate Royalty Payments - MMS Names 2007 Stewardship Award Winners
 

Amended Regulations Guide Production and Royalty Reporting.  The MMS publishes final rule in Federal Register.
 
MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Western Gulf Lease Sale 207. The Final Notice of Sale is published today in the Federal Register.
 
RIK Gas Sales Expected to Gross $1 Billion
Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Gulf of Mexico Attract $3.7 Billion

Media Advisory - Secretary Kempthorne to Open Historic Oil and Gas Lease Sale and New Revenue Sharing Program with Gulf States
 

MMS Recognizes 19 in Energy Industry for Corporate Leadership
 

MMS Extends Comment Period on Cape Wind Energy Project
 

OCS Policy Committe to Meet In Herndon, VA
 

Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 205 Nets $2,829,926,881 in High Bids

MMS Issues Final Notices of Central and Eastern Gulf Lease Sales (Lease Sale 206 and Lease Sale 224)
 

RIK Sale’s Gross Expected to Top $362 Million - More Than 4.2 Million Barrels of Royalty Oil Sold
 

MMS Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193 Breaks Energy Records With $2.6 Billion in High Bids  --  Record Number of Bids on Record Number of Tracts
 

MMS Proposes Bonus or Royalty Credits for Relinquishing Eligible Leases - Certain Leases Offshore Florida Would Be Eligible for Credit Exchange for Use in Gulf of Mexico. Comments requested by April 1, 2008.
 

President Requests $307.1 Million for FY 2009 MMS Budget

            Related Press Release Attachments
   
       -   MMS: Providing Energy for the Road Ahead

          -    Minerals Revenue Management: A Continuous Process
                        of System Improvements

          -   OCS Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program  
          -   Alternate Energy-Related Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf
                         (Alternative Energy and Alternate Use - AEAU - Program)

 

MMS Announces Preliminary Nominations for Limited Alternative Energy Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf
 

MMS Seeking Comment on Small Refiner Program - Federal Register Notice Part of Program Analysis
 

Jim Steward Named to MRM RIK Post

MMS Finalizes Chukchi Sea Lease Sale; Sale Scheduled for February 6, 2008.  The Final Notice of Sale is published today in the Federal Register.