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Gulf of Mexico (GOMR) Press Release Catalog - 2000
- 12/27/2000 Rigs Drilling in Deepwater
Gulf Reaches Record High
- 12/19/2000 MMS Provides OCS Sand to
Air Force Base in Florida
- 12/15/2000 MMS Announces Partnership
for Technology Development
- 12/15/2000 Proposed Notice of Sale
178 Amended to Add Western Gap Blocks
- 12/12/2000 MMS Starts Preparation of
New 5-Year OCS Leasing Program
- 12/08/2000 MMS Adopts International
Offshore Safety Standards
- 12/07/2000 MMS Awards Deep Water
Royalty Relief to Fifth Field in the Gulf of Mexico
- 12/05/2000 Minerals Management
Service Has Prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed
Eastern Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181
- 12/05/2000 MMS Announces the Release
of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Eastern Gulf of
Mexico Lease Sale 181
- 11/29/2000 MMS Sets Dates for Public
Workshops for Lease Sale 178 and the Proposed Rule Regarding Discretionary
Royalty Relief
- 11/29/2000 Proposed OCS Lease Sale
178
- 11/29/2000 MMS Issues Proposed Notice
of Central Gulf Lease Sale 178 Announcing Initiatives to Increase Domestic
Energy Production
- 11/17/2000 Western Gulf of Mexico
Sale 177 Nets $149,027,269 in High Bids
- 11/16/2000 Oil Spill Testing Program
Recognized for Excellence
- 11/16/2000 MMS Proposed Rule Extends
Discretionary Royalty Relief to New Deepwater Leases on the OCS
- 11/14/2000 MMS Releases Report on Environmental
Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids
- 11/09/2000 MMS Sets Date for
Workshop to Discuss Well Naming and Numbering Requirements
- 11/01/2000 New American Deepwater
Record Set
- 11/01/2000 The Minerals Management
Service Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthic Study (DGoMB)
- 11/01/2000 MMS Participates in
Deep-Sea Exploration
- 10/31/2000 Oynes Receives Distinguished DOI Award
- 10/31/2000 Swiler Receives Distinguished DOI Award
- 10/26/2000 34 States Receive More Than $575 Million in First Nine Months
of 2000 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
- 09/27/2000 Exploring America’s Oceans for Our Health
MMS Announces Biotechnology Research Projects
- 09/25/2000 Department of the Interior and Louisiana State University to Sign
Cooperative Agreement on Biotechnology Research Beneath Offshore Platforms
Exploring America’s Oceans for Our Health
- 09/13/2000 MMS Proposes Framework for Future Deepwater Royalty Relief
- 09/10/2000 Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Public Hearings
on the Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf,
Western and Central Planning Areas
- 09/09/2000 Statement on Strong
Offshore Currents
- 09/09/2000 MMS Sets September 13 and 14 as Date for New Orleans Workshop
to Discuss Spatial Data Reporting Requirements for the Gulf of Mexico Region
- 09/09/2000 MMS Sets August 29 as Date for New Orleans Workshop
to Discuss Spatial Data Reporting Requirements for the Gulf of Mexico Region
- 08/25/2000 MMS Publishes Final Rule for Training Offshore Workers
- 08/23/2000 Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 177 Attracts $154 Million in High Bids
- 08/22/2000 Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 177 Receives 266 Bids on 226 Tracts
- 08/10/2000 Notice of Availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Public Hearings on the
Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on
the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning
Areas
- 08/10/2000 MMS Announces the Availability of the Draft EIS on Floating
Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems and Public Hearing Schedule
- 08/09/2000 Minerals Management Service Donates Computers to Local Schools
- 07/20/2000 MMS Publishes Rule Concerning Producer-Operated
Pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf
- 07/20/2000 Rigs Drilling in Deepwater Gulf Reaches Record High
- 07/20/2000 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 177
- 07/13/2000 MMS Lauds U.S. and Mexico Continental Shelf Boundary
Treaty Agreement
- 07/07/2000 MMS Publishes Proposed Rule on Decommissioning of Facilities
- 07/03/2000 34 States Receive $362 Million in First Half of 2000
as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
- 06/29/2000 MMS to Hold Workshop on Small Business Participation in
MMS Pilot Sales of Royalty In Kind Oil and Gas
- 06/26/2000 Deepwater Production in the Gulf of Mexico Jumps Dramatically
- 06/12/2000 Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 175 Nets $292,771,205 in High Bids
- 06/09/2000 Department of the Interior Will Not Conduct Sand and Gravel Lease Sale Offshore
New Jersey
- 06/09/2000 MMS Publishes Environmental Assessment on Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
- 06/01/2000 Floating Production Storage and Offloading
(FPSO) Systems Workshop
- 05/18/2000 Deepwater: A New Frontier for Resource Management
- 05/16/2000 MMS to Hold Combined Workshops
on the National Environmental Policy Act and Interim Notice to Lessees and Operators
- 04/27/2000 Minerals Management Service
Has Prepared an Environmental Assessment for Proposed Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale 177 in the Western Gulf of Mexico
- 04/27/2000 MMS Issues Revised Guidelines on Preparing Exploration and Development Plans
- 04/26/2000 MMS Schedules Training Sessions for
New Federal Oil Valuation Rule
- 04/14/2000 MMS Releases Report On Natural Gas Supply and Demand
- 04/14/2000 The Role of the Federal OCS
in Supplying the Future Natural Gas Demand of the U.S Symposium
- 04/14/2000 MMS Announces Industry Awards
- 04/12/2000 MMS Industry Awards Program and Luncheon
- 04/10/2000 Walt Rosenbusch Director
Minerals Management Service
- 04/04/2000 Proposed Notice of Sale Issued for Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Sale 177
- 03/15/2000 Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico Attracts $301 Million in High Bids
- 03/14/2000 Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 175 Receives 469 Bids on 344 Tracts
- 02/29/2000 MMS Announces 1999 Safe Finalists
- 02/14/2000 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 175
- 02/04/2000 MMS Announces Procedures on the Use of Cost-Efficient SCADA Systems
- 02/04/2000 MMS Supports a Dedicated Issue of Science Journal
Gulf of Mexico Science Regarding Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
- 02/03/2000 MMS Announces Winners of Corporate Leadership Award
- 02/02/2000 MMS Sets Dates for Workshop to Discuss Historical Well Data Cleanup Contract
- 02/02/2000 Oil Companies Recognized
for Safety Excellence
- 02/01/2000 Minerals Management Service Releases Annual Report
on the Oil and Gas Reserves in Gulf of Mexico
- 01/27/2000 Oil Companies Recognized for Safety Excellence
- 01/27/2000 36 States Receive $541 Million
as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues in 1999
- 01/27/2000 MMS To Issue Request for Interest and Information and Hold Public Meetings For Proposed
Federal Sand and Gravel Sale Offshore Northern New Jersey
- 01/25/2000 Alabama Nets $12.3
Million as State's Share of Federal Mineral Revenues in 1999
- 01/25/2000 Florida Nets $2,816 as
State's Share of Federal Mineral Revenues in 1999
- 01/25/2000 Louisiana Nets $8.8
Million as State's Share of Federal Mineral Revenues in 1999
- 01/25/2000 Mississippi Nets
$818,678 as State's Share of Federal Mineral Revenues in 1999
- 01/25/2000 Texas Nets $9.7 Million
as State's Share of Federal Mineral Revenues in 1999
- 01/24/2000 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting Set For February 4 - Houston, Texas
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