Press Release Catalog 1997

12/23/97 MMS Announces Final Rule on Geological and Geophysical Explorations of the OCS

12/15/97 MMS Publishes Amendments to Gas Transportation Regulations

12/12/97 36 States Receive $467M in First Nine Months of 1997 as Share of Federal Mineral Revenues

12/11/97 DOI Release: Secretary Babbitt and Foreign Secretary Gurria Announce Maritime Boundary Talks for the Gulf of Mexico

12/10/97 Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168 Nets $599,587,041

12/05/97 1996 Mineral Revenues Report Available from Minerals Management Service

11/25/97 MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 169

11/23/97 Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Region Commemorates National American Indian Heritage Month

11/20/97 MMS Extends Period to Accept or Reject Bids on Offshore Natural Gas and Oil Tracts for Western GOM Sale 168

11/18/97 Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, 178, and 182

10/31/97 Associate Director Post Filled at MMS

10/21/97 Crude Oil Valuation Comment Period Extended and Additional Workshop Scheduled

10/07/97 MMS Schedules Additional Workshops on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation

10/01/97 MMS Receives Vice President's "Hammer Award" for Innovative Achievements Program

09/25/97 MMS Announces Details of Workshops on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation

09/24/97 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting in Denver, September 25

09/19/97 Crude Oil Valuation Alternatives to be Published September 22 - MMS Seeks Additional Comments from Constituents

09/10/97 MMS - Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Announce International Cooperation on Safety and Environment

09/04/97 MMS Seeks Constituent Input on Alternatives to Crude Oil Valuation

09/02/97 MMS Releases Final Report on Feasibility of Royalty in Kind Programs

08/27/97 Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 168 Attracts $616 Million in High Bids

08/27/97 Lease Sale 168 Sets All Time Western Gulf of Mexico Record for Number of Bids and Number of Tracts Bid

08/27/97 Minerals Management Service Presents Oryx Energy with Conservation Award for Respecting the Environment

08/15/97 MMS Begins Review Process on Chevron's Destin Dome Development Plan

08/14/97 Changes in Military Warning Areas

08/12/97 MMS Expands List of Delegable Royalty Functions to States

08/11/97 MMS on Schedule with Auditing California Oil Companies Bills Issued for $345.5 Million

08/07/97 MMS Publishes Rules to Enhance Safe Offshore Operations

08/07/97 Civil Penalty Process Clarified

07/31/97 MMS Implements New Outer Continental Shelf Performance Review Program

07/30/97 Hydrocarbon Data from Unleased and Selected Leased Blocks Available for the CGOM and WGOM

07/29/97 MMS/Industry Performance Measures Workshop for OCS Operators and Lessees

07/24/97 Final Notice of Sale Issued for Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Sale 168

07/18/97 Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 166 Nets $812 Million in High Bids

07/17/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Valuation Options

07/14/97 States Receive $333 Million from MMS

07/14/97 MMS Has Revised the Bid Adequacy Procedures for Ensuring Receipt of Fair Market Value on Offshore Leases

07/09/97 Minerals Management Service Announces Optional Use of Electronic Funds Transfer for Lease Sale Bonus Bids

07/08/97 MMS to Assist BLM with Environmental Plan for National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Cook Inlet Lease Sale 173 Delayed

07/02/97 MMS Proposes Additional Changes To Federal Crude Oil Valuation Rule

06/12/97 Press Advisory

06/11/97 MMS Holds Cook Inlet Lease Sale 149

06/09/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Valuation Options

06/05/97 Surety Bonds for Outer Continental Shelf Leases

06/02/97 Sunday Silence Awarded Deepwater Royalty Relief in the Gulf of Mexico

06/02/97 MMS Extends Comments Period for Proposed Rule on Disclosure

05/30/97 MMS Extends Time Period to Accept or Reject Bids on Offshore Natural Gas and Oil Tracts

05/23/97 Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

05/23/97 Public Hearings on the Draft Multisale EIS for Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, and 182

05/21/97 Surety Bond Requirements Amended - MMS Issues Final Rule

05/16/97 Stewardship Awards Presented to Top Mineral Resource Companies

05/13/97 MMS Identifies Issues for Proposed Lease Sales in the Western Gulf of Mexico

05/09/97 MMS Improves Customer Service

05/02/97 MMS Schedules RIK Gas Public Meeting

04/28/97 MMS Calls for Public Input in Reviewing Regulations

04/23/97 MMS Proposes Changes to Regulations Expanding List of Delegable Functions to States

04/22/97 MMS Withdraws Federal Gas Valuation Regulation Amendments

04/21/97 MMS Extends Comment Period for Oil Valuation Rule

04/17/97 Lease Sale 149 in Cook Inlet to Proceed

04/17/97 MMS Issued Proposed Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168

04/15/97 $65 Million Goes to Six Coastal States in 1997 8(g) Payment

04/15/97 The CARE Award Program

04/15/97 MMS Seeks CARE Award Nominations

04/10/97 Alaska Regional Director Post Filled

04/10/97 Hydrocarbon Data from Unleased and Selected Leased Blocks Available for the CGOM and WGOM

04/09/97 Environmental Study May Benefit Eroding Beaches in Alabama

04/09/97 Notice of Public Meetings to Collect Information for a Draft EIS on Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, and 182

03/25/97 MMS Proposes Rule on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility

03/24/97 Notice of Public Scoping Meetings to Collect Information for a Draft EIS on Proposed Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 171, 174, 177, and 180

03/17/97 MMS Recognizes Industry Efforts for Safe Offshore Operations

03/10/97 MMS Sets Meeting to Discuss Indian Natural Gas Valuation

03/05/97 Record Sale in Gulf of Mexico Attracts $824 Million in High Bids

03/04/97 Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 166 Sets All Time Record for Number of Bids and Number of Tracts Bid On

03/04/97 MMS to Host Environmental Deepwater Workshop

02/27/97 Royalty Policy Committee Meeting Set for March 21 in Denver

02/27/97 MMS Proposes Rule to Update Production Measurement Requirements

02/26/97 MMS Sets Meetings to Discuss Royalty-In-Kind Programs

02/21/97 Correction to Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meeting Dates

02/20/97 MMS Reschedules Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings

02/20/97 MMS Establishes Internship Program for Indian Tribes with Mineral Resources

02/18/97 MMS Postpones Oil Valuation Regulation Public Meetings, Extends Public Comment Period

02/18/97 Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections from 1996 Through 2000 in the Gulf of Mexico - OCS Report MMS 97-0006

02/14/97 Deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico: America's New Frontier - OCS Report MMS 97-0004

02/11/97 MMS Identifies Area for Beaufort Sea Sale 170; EIS to be Prepared

02/06/97 MMS Requests $205 Million for FY '98 Budget

02/05/97 MMS Adopts Final Rule on Offshore Training

01/31/97 MMS Revises Testing Requirements For Blowout Preventers

01/31/97 MMS Issues Final Notice of Sale For Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 166

01/30/97 Call for Information and Nominations and Request for Information To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Four Proposed Federal Gas and Oil Lease Sales in the Western Gulf of Mexico

01/30/97 MMS Issues Second Multi-Sale Call For Gulf of Mexico Sales

01/29/97 Press Advisory

01/28/97 MMS Issues Final Rule Governing Hydrogen Sulfide for OCS Operations

01/24/97 Press Advisory - Briefing on Status of California Crude Oil Underpricing

01/24/97 MMS Seeks Input on Possible Royalty Relief for Nonproducing Leases

01/16/97 MMS Announces Key Stafff Changes

01/16/97 Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing History

01/15/97 1995 Mineral Revenues Report Available From Minerals Management Service

01/13/97 MMS Issues Environmental Assessment and Sets Community Meeting Dates for Proposed Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 149

01/10/97 MMS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Federal Oil Valuation

01/03/97 Cook Inlet Sale 149 To Proceed