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News Items
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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
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Secretary Salazar: Coastal States to Share $500 Million in Next Two Years from Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Revenues
Six U.S. coastal states will share nearly half a billion dollars from offshore oil and gas revenues in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to help restore and protect coastal wetlands, wildlife habitat and… more
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MMS Presents SAFE and OLA Awards
The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) today recognized several offshore operators and individuals for achievements in offshore safety, environmental protection, and… more
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Three MMS Employees Honored for Their Distinguished Service at the Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior awarded three Minerals Management Service (MMS) employees the Distinguished Service Award at the 66th Honor Awards Convocation on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in Washington,… more
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Interior Department Awards $6 Million Grant for East Grand Terre Island Restoration
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 Issues Proposed Notice of Western Gulf Lease Sale 210
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has scheduled the next oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 210 will be held in New Orleans on August 19, 2009. The… more