MMS Press Release Catalog
1999
12/30/99
MMS Proposes Changes to Regulations for Valuing Indian Oil
12/28/99
MMS Proposes Changes to Regulations for Valuing Federal Oil
12/28/99
MMS Issues Final Rule for Post Lease Operations Safety
12/23/99
MMS Announces Workshop Dates for Proposed Federal Oil Valuation Rule
12/8/99
MMS Proposes Changes to Rule for Prospecting for Minerals Other Than Oil, Natural Gas, and Sulfur
11/23/99
MMS Will Repropose Oil Rules
11/12/99
Babbitt Orders New Environmental Study of Impact of Oil Drilling Off California; Lease Suspensions to Continue
11/08/99
35 States Receive More Than $391 Million in First Nine Months of 1999 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
11/02/99
MMS Announces Royalty-in-Kind Agreement
10/29/99
MMS Releases Two Reports on the OCS-Related Oil and Gas Activities in Coastal Alabama
10/18/99
Gulf of Mexico Deep water Oil and Gas Production Rises Dramatically
10/15/99
Media Advisory
10/07/99
MMS Announces Third RIK Pilot Offering Natural Gasd from Federal Properties in the Gulf of Mexico
10/1/99
MMS ISSUES CZM FINAL RULE
9/23/99
MMS AWARDS CONTRACT FOR ROYALTY REENGINEERING
9/15/99
MMS to Hold Workshop on Federal Geothermal Resources
9/08/99
MMS Issues Draft Sustainable Development Report
8/27/99
Minerals Management Service Presents BP Amoco with Conservation Award for Respecting the Environment
8/27/99
Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 174 Information
8/19/99
MMS Seeks Comments on Geothermal Rules
8/10/99
MMS Changes Indian Gas Valuation Regulations
8/04/99
MMS Awards Deepwater Royalty Relief to Fourth Field in the Gulf of Mexico
7/28/99
MMS Publishes Final Regulations For Bonus Bids
7/27/99
Media Advisory
7/22/99
Media Advisory
7/19/99
MMS and Wyoming Open Bidding for Royalty-in-Kind Oil From Federal and State Properties
7/16/99
MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 174
7/15/99
MMS Publishes Rule Requiring Electronic Reporting
7/12/99
States Receive Nearly $242 Million in First Half of 1999 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
7/01/99
MMS to Hold Meeting in Houston on RIK Pilot Project in Gulf of Mexico
6/25/99
MMS Extends Suspensions on Undeveloped Offshore California Oil Leases to Facilitate Administrative Review
6/22/99
MMS SCREEN SAVER NOW AVAILABLE
6/17/99
Interior, Energy Departments Sign New Contracts toUse Federal Royalty Oil to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve
6/17/99
Fact Sheet - MMS Announces Area Identification and Public Scoping Meetings for Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sale 181
6/16/99
News Release - MMS Announces Area Identification and Public Scoping Meetings for Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sale 181
6/16/99
TOP MINERAL RESOURCE COMPANIES RECOGNIZED BY MMS
6/11/99
Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 172 Nets $159,109,825
5/13/99
MMS PUBLISHES APPEALS RULE
5/5/99
MMS and Army Corps of Engineers Sign Memorandum of Agreement
5/4/99
MMS and GSA Announce Energy Supply Agreement
5/3/99
Walt Rosenbusch Tapped to Head Interior Department's Minerals Management Service
4/28/99
Energy, Interior Departments Begin Second Phase of Initiative to Transfer Royalty Oil to Nations Strategic Reserve
4/24/99
News Release - MMS Modifies Royalty Relief Economic Assumptions
4/22/99
MMS Solicits Applications For Prequalification of Potential Royalty Gas Purchasers
4/21/99
$65 MILLION GOES TO SIX COASTAL STATES IN 1999 8(g) PAYMENT
4/21/99
MMS Issues Proposed Rule for Training Offshore Workers
4/20/99
MMS Further ExtendsComment Period for Marginal Oil and Gas Properties Rules
4/16/99
News Release - Oil Companies Recognized for Safety Excellence
4/16/99
MMS Announces SAFE and Corporate Citizen Award Winners
4/8/99
MMS Extends Comment Period For Federal Crude Oil Valuation Rule
4/8/99
Proposed Notice of Sale Issued for Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Sale 174
3/31/99
DOI and DOE Announce First Contracts for Royalty Oil Transfer To Strategic Petroleum Reserve Signed Today
3/31/99
MMS PROPOSES REGULATIONS FOR BONUS BIDS
3/30/99
MMS To Hold Two Day Workshop For Federal Oil Valuation Rule
3/29/99
MMS Announces Finalists for National Safety Award
3/22/99
MMS Publishes Offshore Violations Summary
3/19/99
MMS Extends Comment Period for Marginal Oil and Gas Properties Rules
3/17/99
LEASE SALE IN GULF OF MEXICO ATTRACTS $171 MILLION IN HIGH BIDS
3/11/99
MMS Reopens Comment Period for Federal Oil Valuation Rule
3/10/99
MMS Responds to Record Low Oil Prices With Royalty Relief Modifications
3/8/99
MMS Announces Winners of Corporate Leadership Award
3/4/99
Secretary Babbitt Announces Plan to Reopen the Comment Period for Federal Oil Valuation Rule
2/22/99
35 States Receive $559 Million in 1998 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues
2/18/99
MMS Adds Industry Partners to Reengineering Effort
2/12/99
MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 172
2/11/99
Interior Department Announces Plan to Use Royalty-In-KindOil to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve
2/10/99
MMS Proposes Changes to Delegated Audit Regulations
2/01/99
MMS REQUESTS $240.2 MILLION FOR FY 2000 BUDGET
1/25/99
MMS Begins Planning Process to Conduct Eastern Gulf Lease Sale 181
1/20/99
MMS Proposes Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Oil and Gas Properties
1/19/99
MMS Critical Systems Y2K Compliant
1/13/99
MMS Royalty Policy Committee Meeting Set for January 20, Denver
1/12/99
MMS Proposes Appeals Rule to Expedite Process
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