MMS Press Release Catalog

1997

updated:

12/23/97 MMS Announces Final Rule on Geological and Geophysical Explorations of the OCS

12/15/97 MMS Publishes Amendments to Gas Transportation Regulations

12/12/97 36 States Receive $467M in First Nine Months of 1997 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues

12/11/97 DOI Release: Secretary Babbitt and Foreign Secretary Gurria Announce Maritime Boundary Talks for the Gulf of Mexico

12/10/97 Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168 Nets $599,587,041

12/5/97 1996 Mineral Revenues Report Available from Minerals Management Service

11/25/97 MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 169

11/23/97 Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Region Commemorates National American Indian Heritage Month

11/20/97 MMS Extends Period to Accept or Reject Bids on Offshore Natural Gas and Oil Tracts for Western GOM Sale 168

11/18/97 Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, 178, and 182

10/31/97 Associate Director Post Filled at MMS

10/21/97 Crude Oil Valuation Comment Period Extended and Additional Workshop Scheduled

10/7/97 MMS Schedules Additional Workshops on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation

10/1/97 MMS Receives Vice President's "Hammer Award" for Innovative Achievements Program

9/25/97 MMS Announces Details of Workshops on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation

9/24/97 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting in Denver, September 25

9/19/97 Crude Oil Valuation Alternatives to be Published September 22 - MMS Seeks Additional Comments from Constituents

9/10/97 MMS - Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Announce International Cooperation on Safety and Environment

9/4/97 MMS Seeks Constituent Input on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation

9/2/97 MMS Releases Final Report on Feasibility of Royalty in Kind Programs

8/27/97 Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 168 Attracts $616 Million in High Bids

8/27/97 Lease Sale 168 Sets All Time Western Gulf of Mexico Record for Number of Bids and Number of Tracts Bid on

8/27/97 Minerals Management Service Presents Oryx Energy with Conservation Award for Respecting the Environment

8/15/97 MMS Begins Review Process on Chevron's Destin Dome Development Plan

8/14/97 Changes in Military Warning Areas

8/12/97 MMS Expands List of Delegable Royalty Functions to States

8/11/97 MMS on Schedule with Auditing California Oil Companies Bills Issued for $345.5 Million

8/7/97 MMS Publishes Rules to Enhance Safe Offshore Operations

8/7/97 Civil Penalty Process Clarified

7/31/97 MMS Implements New Outer Continental Shelf Performance Review Program

7/30/97 Hydrocarbon Data from Unleased and Selected Leased Blocks Available for the CGOM and WGOM

7/29/97 MMS/Industry Performance Measures Workshop for OCS Operators and Lessees

7/24/97 Final Notice of Sale Issued for Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Sale 168

7/18/97 Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 166 Nets $812 Million in High Bids

7/17/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Valuation Options

7/14/97 States Receive $333 Million from MMS

7/14/97 MMS Has Revised the Bid Adequacy Procedures for Ensuring Receipt of Fair Market Value on Offshore Leases

7/9/97 Minerals Management Service Announces Optional Use of Electronic Funds Transfer for Lease Sale Bonus Bids

7/8/97 MMS to Assist BLM with Environmental Plan for National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Cook Inlet Lease Sale 173 Delayed

7/2/97 MMS Proposes Additional Changes To Federal Crude Oil Valuation Rule

6/12/97 Press Advisory

6/11/97 MMS Holds Cook Inlet Lease Sale 149

6/9/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Valuation Options

6/5/97 Surety Bonds for Outer Continental Shelf Leases

6/2/97 Sunday Silence Awarded Deepwater Royalty Relief in the Gulf of Mexico

6/2/97 MMS Extends Comments Period for Proposed Rule on Disclosure

5/30/97 MMS Extends Time Period to Accept or Reject Bids on Offshore Natural Gas and Oil Tracts

5/23/97 Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

5/23/97 Public Hearings on the Draft Multisale EIS for Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, and 182

5/21/97 Surety Bond Requirements Amended - MMS Issues Final Rule

5/16/97 Stewardship Awards Presented to Top Mineral Resource Companies

5/13/97 MMS Identifies Issues for Proposed Lease Sales in the Western Gulf of Mexico

5/9/97 MMS Improves Customer Service

5/2/97 MMS Schedules RIK Gas Public Meeting

4/28/97 MMS Calls for Public Input in Reviewing Regulations

4/23/97 MMS Proposes Changes to Regulations Expanding List of Delegable Functions to States

4/22/97 MMS Withdraws Federal Gas Valuation Regulation Amendments

4/21/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Oil Valuation Rule

4/17/97 Lease Sale 149 in Cook Inlet to Proceed

4/17/97 MMS Issued Proposed Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168

4/15/97 $65 Million Goes to Six Coastal States in 1997 8(g) Payment

4/15/97 The CARE Award Program

4/15/97 MMS Seeks CARE Award Nominations

4/10/97 Alaska Regional Director Post Filled

4/10/97 Hydrocarbon Data from Unleased and Selected Leased Blocks Available for the CGOM and WGOM

4/9/97 Environmental Study May Benefit Eroding Beaches in Alabama

4/97 Notice of Public Meetings to Collect Information for a Draft EIS on Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, and 182

3/25/97 MMS Proposes Rule on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility

3/17/97 MMS Recognizes Industry Efforts for Safe Offshore Operations

3/10/97 MMS Sets Meeting to Discuss Indian Natural Gas Valuation

3/5/97 Record Sale in Gulf of Mexico Attracts $824 Million in High Bids

3/4/97 MMS to Host Environmental Deepwater Workshop

3/97 Notice of Public Scoping Meetings to Collect Information for a Draft EIS on Proposed Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 171, 174, 177, and 180

2/27/97 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting Set for March 21 in Denver

2/27/97 MMS Proposes Rule to Update Production Measurement Requirements

2/26/97 MMS Sets Meetings to Discuss Royalty-In-Kind Programs

2/21/97 Correction to Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meeting Dates

2/20/97 MMS Reschedules Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings

2/20/97 MMS Establishes Internship Program for Indian Tribes with Mineral Resources

2/18/97 MMS Postpones Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings, Extends Public Comment Period

2/18/97 MMS Postpones Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings, Extends Public Comment Period

2/11/97 MMS Identifies Area for Beaufort Sea Sale 170; EIS to be Prepared

2/6/97 MMS Requests $205 Million for FY '98 Budget

2/5/97 MMS Adopts Final Rule on Offshore Training

2/97 Deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico: America's New Frontier - OCS Report MMS 97-0004

2/97 Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections from 1996 Through 2000 in the Gulf of Mexico - OCS Report MMS 97-0006

1/31/97 MMS Revises Testing Requirements For Blowout Preventers

1/31/97 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale For Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 166

1/30/97 Call for Information and Nominations and Request for Information To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Four Proposed Federal Gas and Oil Lease Sales in the Western Gulf of Mexico

1/30/97 MMS Issues Second Multi-Sale Call For Gulf of Mexico Sales

1/29/97 Press Advisory

1/28/97 MMS Issues Final Rule Governing Hydrogen Sulfide for OCS Operations

1/24/97 Press Advisory - Briefing on Status of California Crude Oil Underpricing

1/24/97 MMS Seeks Input on Possible Royalty Relief for Nonproducing Leases

1/16/97 MMS Announces Key Stafff Changes

1/16/97 Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing History

1/15/97 1995 Mineral Revenues Report Available From Minerals Management Service

1/13/97 MMS Issues Environmental Assessment and Sets Community Meeting Dates for Proposed Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 149

1/10/97 MMS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Federal Oil Valuation

1/3/97 Cook Inlet Sale 149 To Proceed

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