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News Items
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MMS Going ‘Green’ with Electronic Statements
New computing software activated this month by the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) promises to speed delivery of invoices and account statements to energy producers… more
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Public Comments Received for Offshore Energy Plan Reaches 530,000
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) has now received more than 530,000 comments from the public regarding the development of a comprehensive offshore energy strategy for the… more
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MMS Awards Grant to North Slope Borough
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded an $80,000 grant to the North Slope Borough through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) for an outreach project that will assist in coastal… more
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MMS Study Positively Identifies Giant Squid Presence in Gulf of Mexico
During a recent research cruise, a rare giant squid was captured in the Gulf of Mexico. The research cruise was partially funded through an interagency agreement between the Department of the… more
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Federal Offshore Sand to Renourish Florida Beaches
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) will convey 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from the Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to Brevard County, Fla. to help… more
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MMS State Contract Reviews on Track
The Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) program is completing its eighth review of a state cooperative agreement with an examination of the state of Montana’s… more
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MMS Makes Changes to Assure Improved Training for Outer Continental Shelf Workers
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) published a final rule in the Federal Register that becomes effective today which will assure improved training of Outer… more
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MMS Funding Expedition to Study Deepwater Coral Habitats
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, recently launched the… more
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MMS Signs Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) today. The non-binding… more
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Offshore Lease Sale in Gulf Generates $115 Million; Onshore Energy Sale in Utah Attracts $1.1 Million
A sale of federal oil and natural gas leases for the Western Gulf of Mexico attracted $115,466,321 in high bids today, following yesterday’s $1.1 million sale of onshore energy leases in Utah,… more