ONRR Press Release Catalog 2007

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12/21/2007	Royalty Relief for Deepwater Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leases—Conforming Regulations to Court Decision.  The proposed rule is published today in the Federal Register.
12/17/2007	MMS Amends Indian Oil Valuation Rule - Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to be Convened.  The final rule is published today in the Federal Register.
12/14/2007	MMS Request Comments or New Lease Form for Offshore Alternative Energy Activities
12/05/2007	MRM Chief of Enforcement Recognized - Recipient of Prestigious Justice Department Award
12/04/2007	Thirty-four States Earn $1.9 Billion in Royalty Receipts - MMS Reports FY 2007 Disbursements
12/03/2007	MMS Collects and Distributes $11 Billion in Revenues for FY 2007 Prices Move Oil Receipts Up, Natural Gas Receipts Down Compared to FY 2006
11/27/2007	MMS Director Randall Luthi to Announce Significant Milestone in the Coastal Impact Assistance Program Involving the State of Louisiana
11/07/2007	Minerals Management Service Conducts 250th Unannounced Oil Spill Drill in the Gulf of Mexico
11/02/2007	Secretary Kempthorne to Discuss New Frontier for Offshore Alternative Energy Development
11/02/2007	MMS Awards New IT Operations and Support Contract
10/30/2007	MMS Issues Proposed Notices of Central and Eastern Gulf Lease Sales.  They were published in today’s Federal Register.
10/23/2007	MMS Completes RIK Sale - Nine Companies Awarded Thirteen Contracts for Gulf Gas
10/09/2007	MMS Gives Key Support to Workshop on Ecological Effects of Wave Energy Development in the Pacific Northwest
10/05/2007	Lars Herbst Named Regional Director for the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region
10/03/2007	Record Oil and Gas Lease Sale Attracts $ 2,904,321,011 for Offshore Tracts in the Central Gulf of Mexico
10/03/2007	MMS Proposes Modernization of Pipeline Regulations - Update Would Ensure Use of Current Technology in Pipeline Operations.  The proposed rule is published in the Federal Register.
10/02/2007	Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Receives 1,428 Bids on 723 Tracts
9/27/2007	MMS Named Pioneer in Energy Education - Agency Recognized for Increasing Understanding of Ocean Energy Sources
9/26/2007	Federal Offshore Sand to Build-Up South Carolina Beaches - Up to 3 Million Cubic Yards to Bolster 25 Miles of the Grand Strand
9/25/2007	Tropical Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update:   The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Continuity of Operations Plan team is concluding its activities related to Tropical Depression Ten
9/24/2007	Tropical Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update: Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to monitor activities
9/21/2007	Subtropical Depression Ten Activity Statistics Update: Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan to monitor activities.
9/20/2007	Tropical area of Investigation 93 L Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
9/19/2007	Tropical Area of Investigation 93 L Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
9/10/2007	MMS to Conduct Environmental Review for Proposed Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Areas -- Review Will Include Public Scoping Meetings The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has begun the planning process to gather information and conduct an environmental review of the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (CPA) and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area with the publication in the Federal Register of the Call for Information and Nominations/Notice of Intent (Call/NOI) to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
8/31/2007	MMS Issues Final Notice of Central Gulf Lease Sale 205 - New Boundaries Enlarge Area Offered
8/24/2007	Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Continuity of Operations Plan team is concluding its activities related to Hurricane Dean
8/23/2007	MMS Begins Planning for Next Artic Sales -- The Minerals Service (MMS) today issued a Call for Information and Nominations and a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two Beaufort Sea and two Chukchi Sea oil and gas lease sales proposed under the Final 2007-2012 5-Year Program.
8/22/2007	Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 204 Attracts $ 289,953,066 in High Bids
8/22/2007	Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
8/21/2007	Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
8/21/2007	Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 204 Receives 358 Bids on 282 Tracts
8/20/2007	Jon Hrobsky Named New MMS Deputy Director
8/20/2007	Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
8/19/2007	Hurricane Dean Statistics Update - Minerals Management Service activates its Continuity of Operations Plan
8/16/2007	MMS Estimates Nearly $1 Billion Gross on RIK Sale to Small Refiners
8/16/2007	MMS Sponsors International Energy Ocean ‘07 Conference
8/15/2007	MMS Announces $97.5 Million Settlement With Burlington Resources
8/15/2007	Tropical Storm Erin Statistics Update
8/14/2007	Drilling Activity Hits New High in Ultra-Deep Gulf of Mexico
8/03/2007	MMS Proposes First Chukchi Sea Sale in 17 Years
7/20/2007	Ohmsett - National Oil Spill Response Test Facility - Marks Milestone :15 Years of Controlled Oil Spill Testing and Research
6/29/2007	MMS to Hold Public Hearings on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Sale in Eastern Gulf of Mexico - Federal Register Notice Announces Availability of a draft SEIS for Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale 224 in Eastern Planning Area
6/28/2007	RIK Report Details $28.8 Million Revenue Gain - MMS Delivers FY 2006 Results to Congress
6/26/2007	Interagency Study Of Endangered Right Whales Planned - $5 Million Study To Begin In The Bering Sea This Summer
6/20/2007	MMS to Hold Offshore Alternative Energy Environmental Studies Workshop - D.C. Area Workshop Will Identify Environmental Information Needs
6/18/2007	MMS Proposes Extending Proprietary Term of Certain Geophysical Data
6/07/2007	RIK Sale Yields Four New Contracts
6/06/2007	Coastal Impact Assistance Program Environmental Assessment Available with a Finding of No Significant Impact
6/01/2007	MMS Develops Hurricane Web Page - A Central Location Created for Quick Access to Hurricane-Related Information
5/31/2007	MMS RIK Program to Help Fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve
5/30/2007	Minerals Management Service Marks Hurricane Season 2007 Announced Improvements Emphasizing Energy Security, Environmental Protection, and Personnel Safety             Related Press Release Attachments           -   eWell:  A Good System Made Better, Post-Katrina           -    Energy from Offshore Sources for America: It Begins with a Plan           -   MMS: Dedicated to Providing Energy and Economic Value for                         Americans           -   Your Federal Partners: Working Together for Offshore Safety           -   Safety Devices           -  Offshore Oil Spills: PREPARATION is Paramount           -  Bringing Energy and Value to America           -  Selected List of Specialized Words and Their Definitions
5/22/2007	200-year-old Shipwreck to be Recovered in Gulf of Mexico - MMS Protects Nation’s Historic Treasures
5/22/2007	MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Central Gulf Lease Sale 205
5/18/2007	MMS Releases Proposed Rule Extending OCS Deep and Ultra Deep Gas Royalty Relief Provisions and Including Provisions for Royalty Relief Offshore of Alaska
5/17/2007	MMS Receives Awards for Study of Shipwrecks as Artificial Reefs
5/01/2007	Interior Program Encourages Greater Development Of Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Through Competitive Leasing, Simplified Royalties, Payments to Western Counties
4/30/2007	Secretary Kempthorne Unveils Major Initiative to Expand Oil, Natural Gas Production on the Outer Continental Shelf - Environmentally sound development would strengthen U.S. energy security, provide economic stimulus to Nation, States
4/26/2007	Secretary Kempthorne to Announce Major Oil and Gas Development Program for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf - Initiative to Strengthen Energy Security; Ensure Environmentally Responsible Development; Provide Economic Boost to Nation, States
4/23/2007	Minerals Management Service to Hold Public Hearing on Long Island to Address Draft Environmental Impact Statement for OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program
4/23/2007	Minerals Management Service to Hold Public Hearing at Monmouth University (West Long Branch, New Jersey) to Address Draft Environmental Impact Statement for OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program
4/23/2007	Minerals Management Service to Hold Public Hearing in the Boston Area to Address Draft Environmental Impact Statement for OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program
4/17/2007	MMS Honors Best in Energy Industry - Achievements in Safety, Pollution Prevention, Conservation and Revenue Management Noted
4/16/2007	MMS Publishes Final Rule on Protection of Marine Mammals and Threatened and Endangered Species
4/16/2007	Coastal Impact Assistance Program Allocation Amounts Now Available With Six States to Share in Nearly $250 Million Annually
4/13/2007	Earth Day Event Affirms MMS Support of Coastal Restoration Throughout the Gulf Coast States
4/13/2007	MMS Issues Final Multisale Environmental Statement - Notice of Availability Published in Federal Register
4/12/2007	MMS Honors Best in Offshore Energy Industry - Achievements in Safety, Pollution Prevention, Conservation and Revenue Management Noted
4/06/2007	MMS Proposes Regulations on Pipeline Access for Resolving Pipeline Access Complaints
4/03/2007	MMS Names Mineral Revenues Stewardship Award Winners
3/27/2007	RIK Gas Sale Grosses $1 Billion in Total Revenues - Ten Companies Awarded 13 Contracts for Gulf Gas
3/20/2007	MMS Publishes OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement - Public Hearings Scheduled for April and May 2007
3/19/2007	MMS Schedules Beaufort Sea Sale 102 - Sale set for April 18 in Anchorage
3/14/2007	Finalists Named for DOI’s 2006 Safety Awards for Excellence (SAFE) - Winners to be Announced at MMS Industry Awards Ceremony in April
3/13/2007	MMS Proposes Rewrite of OCS Oil and Gas Production Requirements (Removes Restrictions on Production Rates and Limits Flaring and Venting )
3/12/2007	MMS Incorporates Recommended Practice for Cementing Shallow Water Flows (Rule Effective March 30, 2007)
3/08/2007	Offshore Industry Pays Nearly $1.5 Million in Civil Penalties in 2006
2/26/2007	MMS to Hold Public Scoping Meetings in Pensacola on Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Lease Sale in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
2/26/2007	Six Companies Awarded RIK Crude Contracts
2/21/2007	MMS Releases Deepwater Currents Study Report
2/21/2007	MMS Recognizes 22 in Energy Industry for Corporate Leadership
2/20/2007	OCS Policy Committee to Meet in Annapolis, MD
2/20/2007	RIK Sale in Wyoming Generates Millions
2/14/2007	MMS Begins Planning Process to Conduct Sale in Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area
2/05/2007	Chris Oynes Named Associate Director of the MMS Offshore Program
1/24/2007	The Minerals Management Service to Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (New York City)
1/23/2007	The Minerals Management Service to Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (West Long Branch, NJ)
1/08/2007	The Minerals Management Service to Meet with Key Regional Offshore Alternative Energy Stakeholders (Boston)