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Gulf of Mexico (GOMR) Press Release Catalog -
2001
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12/05/2001 Sale
181 Attracts $340 Million in High Bids -
12/04/2001 Eastern GOM
Lease Sale 181 Receives 190 Bids on 95 Tracts -
11/28/2001 MMS Releases Landmark Study that Assembles Historical
Physical Oceanography Data of Gulf of Mexico -
11/20/2001 Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 180 Nets $163,627,562 in High Bids -
11/20/2001 MMS Issues
Proposed Notice of Central Gulf Lease Sale 182 -
11/19/2001
Surge in Deepwater Drilling in Gulf of Mexico Continues
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11/08/2001 Notice of Dates and Locations of Public Hearings
on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program:
2002-2007
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11/07/2001 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sale 181
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10/26/2001 Secretary
Norton Announces Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 181, Scheduled for Dec. 5 -
10/26/2001
MMS Issues Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2002-2007 and Draft Environmental Impact Statement
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10/25/2001
MMS Issues Environmental Streamlining Document: First Grid
EA
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10/25/2001
MMS Launches "Grid Environmental Assessment" Program
to Implement Environmental Reviews Efficiently
- 10/25/2001 The MMS
Releases Important Seismic Information on the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Offshore
- 10/24/2001
Secretary Norton to Call for Bipartisan Energy Bill to
Strengthen National Security, Protect Environment & Reduce Foreign Oil
Dependence - Addresses Independent Petroleum Association in Houston on Oct.
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- 10/05/2001 MMS to Hold
Scoping Meetings on Multisale EIS
- 10/03/2001 MMS
Contracts with Texas A&M University to Investigate Deepwater Shipwreck
Discovered by ExxonMobil
- 09/14/2001 MMS Issues
Multisale Process for Gulf of Mexico Sales
- 09/05/2001 The U.S.
Minerals Management Service to Visit University Career Fairs
- 08/22/2001 Western
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 180 Attracts $165.5 Million in High Bids
- 08/21/2001 Western
GOM Lease Sale 180 Receives 386 Bids on 320 Tracts; Central GOM Lease Sale 178,
Part 2 Receives No Bids
- 08/17/2001
MMS & LSU Sponsor Over $22 Million in Coastal Studies, 1992-1998
- 08/10/2001 STATES RECEIVE RECORD $656 MILLION FROM FEDERAL MINERAL REVENUES
- 08/07/2001 MMS to Prepare Environmental Assessment
for Proposed Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 181
- 08/06/2001 MMS Study Finds that Oil and Gas Industry Development
Along the Gulf Coast Is Only Part of the Picture
- 07/23/2001 MMS Issues Final Notice of Western
Gulf Lease Sale 180
- 07/23/2001 MMS Issues Final Notice of
Western Gulf Lease Sale 180 - Fact Sheet
- 07/23/2001 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale
178, Part 2
- 07/20/2001 MMS Issues Draft Proposed
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2002-2007
- 07/17/2001 MMS Awards Important Study
on Three Louisiana Ports
- 07/12/2001 MMS Issues Proposed Notice
of Sale for Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sale 181
- 07/02/2001 Secretary Norton Announces
Area of Proposed 181 Lease Sale on Outer Continental Shelf
- 07/02/2001 Minerals Management Service
Has Prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Eastern Gulf
of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181
- 06/22/2001 Central Gulf of Mexico Sale
178, Part 1 Nets $499.6 Million in High Bids
- 06/15/2001 MMS Ensures Nation's Historic
Shipwrecks are Protected as Archaeologists Share in U-Boat Discovery
- 05/23/2001 MMS Updates Oil & Gas Production
Rate Projections to 2005
- 05/23/2001 Two Records Are Set for Deepwater
Gulf of Mexico
- 04/19/2001 Number of
Rigs Drilling In Deepwater Gulf Reaches Record High of 42
- 04/19/2001 Gulf of Mexico Oil Production
Rose Again in 2000; Gas Production Declining
- 04/09/2001 President Request $258.2 Million
for FY 2002 MMS Budget
- 04/06/2001 Proposed Notice of Western
Gulf Lease Sale 180 Includes Initiatives to Increase Domestic Energy Production
- 04/06/2001 MMS Issues Proposed Notice
of Sale 178, Part 2
- 04/04/2001 Secretary of the Interior
Announces Oil and Gas Industry Awards
- 03/30/2001 Secretary Norton to Address
the Minerals Management Service's Third Annual Industry Awards Ceremony, April
4
- 03/28/2001 Central Gulf of Mexico Sale
178, Part 1 Attracts $505.4 Million in High Bids
- 03/27/2001 Central Gulf of Mexico Lease
Sale 178, Part 1 Receives 780 Bids on 547 Tracts
- 03/22/2001 Central Gulf of Lease Sale
178, Part 1
- 03/15/2001 Deepwater Program: Literature
Review, Environmental Risk of Chemicals Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil
and Gas Operations MMS Study 2001-011 and 012
- 02/23/2001 MMS Issues Final Notice of
Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 178
- 02/23/2001 MMS Announces Lease Terms
and Conditions for Central Gulf Lease Sale 178 Agency Issues Rulemaking
for Deepwater Royalty Relief
- 02/20/2001 MMS Announces 2000 SAFE Finalists
- 02/16/2001 MMS Releases Scientific Report
on Barium- and Radium-Rich Fluids Seeping onto the Gulf of Mexico Seafloor
- 02/09/2001 MMS Announces the Availability
of the Final EIS on Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems,
and Completion of the Comparative Risk Analysis
- 02/2001 Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Use of Floating
Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental
Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas
- 02/01/2001 MMS Announces Corporate Leadership
Awards
- 01/25/2001 35 States Receive Record $800
Million
- 01/17/2001 MMS Updates Estimates for
Oil and Gas Resources on the OCS
- 01/11/2001 MMS Issues Final Revisions
to Guidelines on Preparing Offshore Exploration and Development Plans
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