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National News Stories

 

 


April 2008

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Advances in Oil and Gas Leasing, Drilling and Production Continue in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Latest Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Report Presents 2007 Industry Highlights (05/05/2008)
 

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MMS Makes Technical Correction to Alternative Energy Federal Register Notice: Revises Table and Extends Comment Period (04/30/2008)
 

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Minerals Management Service Approves Development Plans for First Use of Floating Production Storage Offloading Facility in Gulf of Mexico: Cascade-Chinook Project will use FPSO in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (04/29/2008)
 

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MMS Announces Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Panel to Recommend Revisions to Indian Oil Valuation Rule (04-28-2008) (04/28/2008)
 

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DOI News Release: 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 (04/21/2008)
 

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MMS Issues Lease Form for Alternative Energy Resource Data Collection and Technology Testing Activities (04/21/2008)
 

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MMS Takes Major Step Forward on Offshore Alternative Energy:  Issues Notice to Determine Competitive Interest in Nominated Areas  (04/17/2008)
 

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MMS Rule Enhances Hurricane Safety of Offshore Platforms: Design and Assessment Criteria Strengthened (04/15/2008)
 

bullet MMS Honors Best in Industry! (04/10/2008)
 
bullet MMS Evaluates North Aleutian Basin for OCS Lease Sale (04/08/2008)
 
bullet MMS Reports Annual Civil Penalties Collections (04/01/2008)

March 2008

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MMS Honors Finalists in Annual Competition (03/27/2008)
 

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Amended Regulations Guide Production and Royalty Reporting: MMS Publishes Final Rule in Federal Register (03/26/2008)
 

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Four Companies Recognized for Prompt, Accurate Royalty Payments: MMS Names 2007 Stewardship Award Winners (03/26/2008)
 

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MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Western Gulf Lease Sale 207 (03/25/2008)
 

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RIK Gas Sales Expected to Gross $1 Billion: Ten Companies Awarded Contracts for Natural Gas (03/24/2008)
 

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Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Gulf of Mexico Attract $3.7 Billion (03/19/2008)
 

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Large Number of Bids Received for Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales (03/18/2008)
 

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MMS Honors Corporate Leadership: Awards to be Presented in Houston in April 2008 (03/13/2008)
 

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MMS to Move Public Hearing on Cape Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Boston Hearing Relocated to Clark Athletic Center (03/11/2008)
 

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MMS Extends Comment Period on Cape Wind Energy Project: Comments due by April 21, 2008 (03/05/2008)
 

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MMS to Hold Public Hearings on Cape Wind  Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Yarmouth, Nantucket, Oaks Bluff and Boston Hearings Set  (03/04/2008)

February 2008

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Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 205 Nets $ 2,829,926,881 in High Bids: Summary of Results  (02/29/2008)
 

bullet Director's Message: Minerals Management Service: People for the Promotion of Energy, the Environment, and the Economy (02/13/2008)
 
bullet MMS Issues Final Notices of Central and Eastern Gulf Lease Sales (02/13/2008)
 
bullet RIK Sale’s Gross Expected to Top $362 Million: More Than 4.2 Million Barrels of Royalty Oil Sold  (02/12/2008)
 
bullet 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 (02/06/2008)
 
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MMS Proposes Bonus or Royalty Credits for Relinquishing Eligible Leases: Certain Leases Offshore Florida Eligible for Credit Exchange for Use in Gulf of Mexico (02/05/2008)
 

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President Requests $307.1 Million for FY 2009 MMS Budget (02/04/2008)
All the Fact Sheets listed below are in Adobe's Portable Document File (PDF) format:

bullet Fact Sheet: Providing Energy for the Road Ahead (102.68KB)
bullet Fact Sheet: MRM--A Continuous Process of System Improvements (50.96KB)
bullet Fact Sheet: OCS 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program (74.53KB )
bullet Fact Sheet: Alternative Energy/Alternate Use Backgrounder 2008 (73.70KB)
 
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Fact Sheet, Chukchi Sale 193 (02/01/2008)
 

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Op Ed by MMS Director Randall Luthi: "The Bear Necessities" (02/01/2008)

January 2008

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MMS Announces Preliminary Nominations forLimited Alternative Energy Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf (01/22/2008)
 

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MMS Seeking Comment on Small Refiner Program: Federal Register Notice Part of Program Analysis (01/16/2008)
 

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Jim Steward Named to MRM RIK Post (01/14/2008)
 

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MMS Publishes Cape Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Public Hearings Scheduled (01/14/2008)
 

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MMS Issues Record of Decision on Offshore Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program (01/10/2008)
 

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MMS Finalizes Chukchi Sea Lease Sale: Sale Scheduled for February 6, 2008 (01/02/2008)

Additional Regional News Stories:
 
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Alaska Region News Release Archive
 

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Gulf of Mexico News Release Archive
 

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Pacific Region News Release Archive
 

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Minerals Revenue Management News Release Archive
 


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