The BSEE Office of Public Affairs provides information to the public, the media and to our external stakeholders including environmental organizations, industry, trade associations and academia. Check here often to access all BSEE press releases and media advisories regarding BSEE activities.
News Items
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MMS Awards over $100,000 in Grants to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Borough
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded four grants totaling $110,716 to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Government in Alaska through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) for a project… more
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MMS Publishes Proposed Rule for Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas on the Outer Continental Shelf
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service announced that it recently published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that simplifies language, eliminates some redundancies,… more
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MMS is Holding Offshore Renewable Energy Stakeholder Workshops
On April 29, 2009, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued the final regulatory framework (1,650.24 KB PDF) on Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities… more
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MMS Approves $276,000 Grant for Marine Education Center
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded a $276,000 grant through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) to Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources to build a new Marine Education… more
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MMS Awards Grant to Alaska to Study Natural Hazard Impacts
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded a grant for $209,200 to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) for a project that will… more
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Interior Department Awards $6 Million Grant for East Grand Terre Island Restoration(2)
The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded a $6 million grant to Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) for the East… more
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MMS Announces Release of Latest Gulf of Mexico Energy Forecast and Deepwater Report
In a press conference today at the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference the Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced the release of the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Forecast: 2009-2018 and… more
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Four Companies Win Gulf Oil Contracts
The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced that more than 5.7 million barrels of crude oil from Federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico were sold to four companies… more
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President Obama, Secretary Salazar Announce Framework for Renewable Energy Development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
Today, in an Earth Day speech at a wind turbine tower manufacturing plant, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of the Interior has finalized a long-awaited framework for renewable… more
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MMS Approves $51.1 Million Plan for Alabama Coastal Restoration
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service announced today the approval of Alabama’s Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Plan, calling it a major step forward in providing $51.1… more