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News Items
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MMS Underway with $3.7 Million Deepwater Coral Study
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has begun a $3.7 million, four-year study of deepwater corals in the Gulf of Mexico. The study contract, which focuses on deepwater coral communities that have… more
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MMS Responds to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision
We were just made aware of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision and of course are disappointed by the ruling. We intend to review the court’s ruling closely. MMS completed an extensive… more
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MMS Initiates Oil and Gas Leasing Process for Offshore Virginia
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has taken the first step in the multi-year leasing process to hold a sale for acreage offshore Virginia. The Call for Information and Interest/… more
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MMS Report Details Excavation of Historic Shipwreck
The archaeological excavation of a historic shipwreck, the deepest scientific recovery of artifacts ever attempted in the Gulf of Mexico, is the subject of a report published by the U.S. Department… more
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MMS Nets Estimated $537 Million in Gulf of Mexico RIK Gas Sale
More than 76 billion cubic feet of natural gas was sold to six companies as part of a Royalty in Kind (RIK) Gulf of Mexico gas sale conducted this month by the Department of the Interior’s Minerals… more
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Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Initiates Action Following Receipt of Inspector General Reports
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today initiated action following yesterday’s receipt of Inspector General reports on Minerals Management Service (MMS) Royalty In Kind (RIK) program… more
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Interior Department Deputy Secretary Scarlett Announces Biotech Study
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) today released a report that identifies three marine organisms that may be useful for biomedical research potentially leading… more
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Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
At a ceremony in the nation’s capital today, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne recognized the partnership of the University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute and the Minerals Management… more