MMS Press Release Catalog

1998

• 12/29/98 MMS To Recognize Corporate Citizens and Leaders
• 12/29/98 MMS And Wyoming Open Bidding For Royalty-In-Kind Oil From Federal And State Properties
• 12/21/98 1997 MINERAL REVENUES REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
• 12/17/98 MMS Partners with Industry, States and Tribes to Model Reengineered Program
• 12/16/98 MMS Director Cynthia Quarterman Announces Resignation
• 12/16/98 MMS and Coast Guard Sign Oil and Gas Agreement
• 12/15/98 United States and Bangladesh Pledge Cooperation on Energy Development
• 12/11/98 MMS Follows Road Map To The  21st Century To Implement Reengineered Business  Processes
• 12/10/98 MMS To Determine If Royalty-In-Kind Oil For Small Refiners Is Needed
• 11/25/98 34 STATES RECEIVE $440 MILLION
• 11/23/98 MMS awards cooperative agreement for $10 million to Louisiana State University
• 11/20/98 Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 171 nets $530,885,109 in high bids
• 11/12/98 Oynes awarded Rank of meritorious Service
• 11/12/98MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Sale For Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 172
• 11/04/98 MMS Names Deputy Director
• 10/22/98 MMS Schedules Workshop on Gathering and Transportation Criteria For Deep Water Subsea Wells
• 10/19/98 MMS and Texas Announce Joint  RIK Pilot Project
• 10/15/98 MMS Provides Technical Assistance for Regions in the Caspian Basin
• 10/15/98 MMS and Norway Work Together on Oil and Gas Resources
• 9/18/98MMS and Australia to Share Information
• 8/28/98 US Settles With Mobil For UnderPayment of Royalties
• 8/27/98 MMS Announces High Bidder for Wyoming Royalty-in-Kind Project
• Statement from MMS Director Cynthia Quarterman
• 8/22/98 Minerals Management Service presents Kerr-McGee with Conservation Award for respecting the environment
• 8/21/98 Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 171 attracts $553.4 million in high bids
• 8/17/98 MMS Publishes Final Rule Implementing Agreement with Department of Transportation Concerning Pipelines on the OCS
• 8/12/99 MMS to review air emissions for NOx in the  Central Gulf of Mexico planning area
• 8/10/98 MMS Publishes Final Rule on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
• 8/7/98 States Receive Millions in First Half of 1998 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
• 8/5/98 MMS Beaufort Sea Sale 170 Garners $6M for U.S. Treasury
• 7/24/98 Final Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Sale 171
• 7/23/98 MMS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Federal Oil Valuation Rule
• 7/22/98 MMS Extends Deadline and Amends Invitation for Bid for Wyoming Crude Oil RIK Pilot
• 7/17/98 MMS Awards Deep Water Royalty Relief to Third Field in the Gulf of Mexico
• 7/15/98 MMS Proposes Changes to Second Supplementary Proposed Federal Oil Valuation Rule
• 7/9/98 ASLM Statement: Delay in New Oil Valuation Rule Costly to American Taxpayers
• 7/8/98 MMS Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Federal Oil Valuation Rule
• 7/2/98 MMS Announces Oil and Gas Sale in the Beaufort Sea
• 6/30/98 MMS Opens Bidding for Royalty-In-Kind Oil From Federal Leases in Wyoming
• 6/29/98 DOI STATEMENT: Oil Valuation Rules for Federal and Indian Lands
• 6/17/99 MMS announces revised guidelines for deepwater Operations plans
• 6/15/98 MMS Calls for Public Input in Reviewing Regulations
• 6/10/98 OCS Deep Water Royalty Relief Workshop Set for June 29
• 6/3/98 MMS Expands Internet Homepage, Includes Royalty-in-Kind Pilot Information
• 6/01/98 MMS Issues Final Rule on Blowout Preventer Testing Requirements
• 5/22/98 MMS Awards Royalty Relief to Second Deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico
• 5/22/98 MMS Presents Annual Stewardship Awards to Top Mineral Resource Companies
• 5/21/98 MMS extends period to accept or reject bids on Offshore Natural Gas and oil tracts for Central GOM Sale 169
• 5/21/98 MMS Awards Royalty Relief to Second Deep Water Field in the Gulf of Mexico
• 5/14/98 MMS to Update Production Measurement Requirements
• 4/30/98 Proposed Notice of Sale Issued for Western GOM OCS Sale 171
• 4/29/98 DOI RELEASE: Statement by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt: Congressional action aids oil companies at taxpayer expense
• 4/23/98 IG’S Peer Review Finds MMS Audit Division Performing Well
• 4/14/98 MMS begins safety Environmental Information Collection
• 4/14/98 $65 Million Goes to Six Coastal States in 1998 8(g) Payment
• 4/10/98 Comment Period Extended for Proposed Amendments to Indian Crude Oil Valuation Rule
• 4/8/98 MMS Proposes to Move Toward 100% Electronic Reporting
• 3/31/98 MMS Presents Two 1997 National SAFE Awards
• 3/23/98 MMS Extends Comment Period For Supplemental Proposed Federal Crude Oil Valuation Rule
• 3/19/98 MMS Reaches $2 Billion in Audit Collections
• 3/19/98 Interior Department Outlines Balanced Approach on Oil and Gas to Serve Industry, the Environment, and Taxpayers
• 3/18/98 Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico Attracts $810 Million in High Bids
• 3/18/98 Director Quarterman to Testify at R-I-K Congressional Hearing
• 3/11/98 MMS Announces Plans for Proposed Beaufort Sea Sale 170 and Modification of the Sale Area
• 3/05/98 GOM Deepwater continues to shine as America's new frontier
• 2/13/98 MMS Issues Proposed Revision of Subpart A: Includes Process for Disqualification of Operators for Poor Performance
• 2/13/98 36 States Receive $617 Million in 1997 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
• 2/12/98 MMS to Propose Changes to Indian Oil Valuation Regulations
• 2/12/98 Correction to Civil Penalties Paid
• 2/11/98 MMS issues find notice of sale for Central Gulf of Mexico sale 169
• 2/11/98 Public Meetings Set for Proposed Rule on Federal Oil Valuation
• 2/5/98 MMS Proposes Further Amendments to Federal Crude Oil Valuation Rule
• 2/4/98 MMS to Hold Public RIK Meeting in Casper, WY
• 2/2/98 MMS Requests $222.5 Million for FY '99 Budget and Supplemental Request of $6.7 Million for FY `98
• 2/2/98 MMS to Publish Information on OCS Civil Penalties Paid
• 1/29/98 MMS Celebrates the "Year of the Ocean" Campaign
• 1/23/98 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting in Denver, January 26
• 1/15/98 Deep Water Royalty Relief Regulations Final
• 1/5/98 MMS and Coast Guard Seek Comments on Updated Memorandum of Understanding

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