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News Release Archive 2004
July 26	No New Effects Identified for Next Federal Beaufort Sea Sale
July 26	Mystery Barge in Alaska's Cook Inlet
May	Companies Bypass Federal Cook Inlet Sale 191
News Release Archive 2003
Nov 19	MMS Proposes Oil & Gas Sale in Cook Inlet
Sep 24	Oil & Gas Interest Continues in Alaska's Beaufort Sea
Aug 21	Beaufort Sea Sale 186 Set for September
Jun 24	Frontier Areas Generate No Interest in Oil & Gas Exploration
Apr 29	EnCana and Lynx Enterprises Receive Department of the Interior Oil & Gas Industry Awards
Mar 25	MMS Seeks Interest in Exploring Frontier Areas of Norton Basin and Chukchi Sea - Hope Basin for Oil & Gas
Feb 20	MMS Issues the Proposed Notice of Sale for Beaufort Sea Sale 186
News Release Archive 2002
Jan 23	MMS Identifies Area for Beaufort Sea Sale 186 - Multi-Sale EIS To Be Prepared
Jan 29	MMS Gauges Interest in Proposed Norton Basin Sale
Mar 4	MMS Approves McCovey Exploration Plan
May 3	MMS Finds No Current Interest in Proposed Norton Basin Sale
May 21	MMS Issues Liberty Project Final EIS
June 19	Draft EIS for Proposed Beaufort Sea Multiple Sale Available for Comment
Oct 1	MMS & UAF Extend Coastal Marine Institute Agreement for Five Years
Dec 11	MMS to Evaluate Oil & Gas Sales in Alaska's Cook Inlet
News Release Archive 2001
Jan 23	Alaska Annual Minerals Revenues
Feb 5	Liberty DEIS Hearings In Anchorage
Feb 27	Liberty DEIS Hearings on North Slope
April 5	2001 Campbell School Science Fair Winners
April 16	NEED Conference for Teachers to be Held in Girdwood
May 9	$65 Million Goes to Six Coastal States in Final 8(g) Settlement
July 23	MMS Issues Draft Proposed 5-Year OCS Leasing Program for 2002-2007
Aug 6	Dr. Richard Prentki Receives Interior Department's Superior Service Award
Aug 15	News Release - Cook Inlet Sediment Study Issued
Sept 9	MMS Announces Multiple Sale Process for Alaska's Beaufort Sea
Sept 21	MMS Issues 8th ITM Proceedings
Sept 21	MMS Issues Sport Fisheries Economic Assessment for Lower and Central Cook Inlet
Sept 21	Sockeye Salmon Diet Revealed in New MMS Study
Oct 1	MMS Holds Open House to Discuss First Steps for Beaufort Sea Multi-Sale EIS
Nov 1	First Alaska Offshore Energy Flows Today
Dec 31	MMS to Evaluate Oil & Gas Sales in Alaska's Cook Inlet
News Release Archive 2000
Sep 25	News Release - Exploration Plan Submitted for McCovey Unit - September 25, 2000
Sep 7	News Release - McCovey Prospect Unit Agreement Approved - September 7, 2000
Jun 30	Supreme Court Decision Allows Release of Funds - 06/30/00
May 13	Interior Agencies and University of Alaska Anchorage Develop Training Program for Alaska Native Students - 05/13/00
Apr 27	Alaska Receives $13.5 Million from Interior Department - 04/27/00
Apr 13	North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak, Sr. Named to OCS Policy Committee - 04/13/00
News Release Archive 1999
Sep 7	Sale 176 Call for Information - 9/7/99
Sep 3	MMS Approves Northstar Development and Production Plan 9/3/99
News Release Archive 1998
Aug 5	MMS Beaufort Sea Sale 170 Garners $6.2 Million For U.S. Treasury
Jul 1	MMS Announces Oil and Gas Sale in the Beaufort Sea
Apr 14	Alaska Nets $13.4M in 1998 8(g) Payment From Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
Mar 27	MMS Schedules Additional Scoping Meeting for Liberty Development and Production EIS
Mar 17	MMS Schedules Fairbanks Scoping Meeting for Liberty Development and Production EIS
Mar 13	MMS Changes Scoping Meeting Dates for Liberty Development and Production EIS
Mar 11	MMS Announces Plans for Proposed Baufort Sea Sale 170 and Modification of the Sale Area
Feb 23	BP Submits Development and Production Plan for Liberty
News Release Archive 1997
May 20	Draft EIS for Proposed OCS Beaufort Sea Sales 170 Available for Comment
Nov 4	MMS Approves Application for Permit to Drill for ARCO's Warthog Exploratory Well
Oct 1	MMS to Assist BLM With Environmental Plan for National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Cook Inlet Leases Sale 173 Delayed
Aug 15	MMS Approves ARCO Exploration Plan for Warthog Exploratory Well
Aug 15	MMS Requests Modifications to Exploration Plan for Warthog Exploratory Well
News Release Archive 1996
Sep 30	MMS Issues Call for Information and Nominations for Beaufort Sea/Sale 170
Sep 17	First Alaskan OCS Lease Sale in Five Years Held in Anchorage
Aug 16	MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Beaufort Sea Sale 144
Aug 15	Final Notice of Sale for Beaufort Sea Sale 144
Aug 15	MMS Requests Modifications to Exploration Plan for Warthog Exploratory Well
May 30	MMS Defers Proposed Sale 158 in Gulf of Alaska
News Release Archive 1995
December	MMS Defers OCS Sales in Cook Inlet, Chukchi Sea, and Gulf of Alaska
Oct 17	MMS Schedules Public Hearings on Proposed OCS Lease Sale 144 Beaufort Sea
August 8	MMS to Hold Workshops on Draft EIS for Proposed Beaufort Sea Sale 144
March	MMS Schedules Public Hearings on Proposed Cook Inlet Sale 149
Feb 9	Simultaneous Lease Sale Offshore Alaska Cancelled
Jan 30	MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Sale for Cook Inlet Sale 149
News Release Archive 1994
Sept 6	MMS Issues Request for interest on Russian Proposal for Simultaneous Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Chukchi Sea and Hope Basin
March 18	Sale 144 Beaufort Sea and Sale 148 Chukchi Sea Scoping Meeting
March 18	MMS to Hold Scoping Meetings on Arctic Sales
News Release Archive 1992
August 27	Sale 158, Gulf of Alaska/Yakutat Call for Information and Nominations and Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
August 27	MMS Announces Call for Information for Gulf of Alaska/Yakutat Sale 158
News Release Archive 1991
June 17	Sale 144, Beaufort Sea, Call for Information and Nominations and Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
June 17	MMS Announces Call for Information for Beaufort Sale 144

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