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News Items
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MMS and Massachusetts Hold Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting
Today the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) held its first task force meeting with state and local officials from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to discuss renewable… more
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MMS and Rhode Island Hold Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting
Today the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) held its first meeting with officials from Rhode Island to discuss renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf… more
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MMS Disburses $10.68 Billion in FY 2009
The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) today announced that it disbursed more than $10.68 billion in Fiscal Year 2009 from revenues collected from energy and mineral… more
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Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 12, 2009
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Continuity of Operations Plan team is concluding its activities related to Tropical Storm Ida. This is the final update of evacuation and shut-in production… more
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Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 11, 2009
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are reboarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following Tropical Storm Ida. The Minerals Management Service’s Continuity of… more
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Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 10, 2009
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are reboarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following Tropical Storm Ida. The Minerals Management Service’s Continuity of… more
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Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 9, 2009
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Ida. The Minerals Management Service’s Continuity of Operations Plan team is… more
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MMS Employees Volunteer Time, Efforts in Denver Community
Employees of the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) Mineral Revenue Management (MRM) program at Denver’s Federal Center are volunteering in their communities to help homeless youth and the… more
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MMS Approves $1 Million Grant for Louisiana Shoreline Protection
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced the approval of a $1 million grant to Calcasieu Parish in Louisiana through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), for a… more
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MMS Conditionally Approves Shell’s Exploration Plan for Beaufort Sea
The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) has approved, with conditions, Shell Offshore, Inc.’s Exploration Plan to explore two leases in the Beaufort Sea. The two leases… more