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News Items
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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
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MMS Approves First CIAP Award for the State of Alaska
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) has approved a $150,000 grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. This is the first grant provided for the state of Alaska… more
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MMS to Study Effects of Electromagnetic Fields from Undersea Transmission Lines on Marine Wildlife
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced today that it is launching a $250,000 study into the likelihood and extent of ecological impacts from electromagnetic fields… more
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Secretary Salazar: $25 Million for Gulf States and Counties from 2007-08 Bonus Bids and Rents on OCS Energy Leases
More than $25 million will be paid to Gulf of Mexico coastal states and communities this week as their share of bonuses and rents on energy leases in federal waters off their coasts, Secretary… more
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Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 208 Attracts $ 703,048,523 in High Bids
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 208, held today in New Orleans, attracted $703,048,523 in high bids. The sale… more
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Minerals Management Service Donates 200-year Old Shipwreck Artifacts to State of Louisiana
The Department Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) donated a large collection of historic artifacts to the Louisiana Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism’s Division of… more
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MMS Approves $61.8 Million Plan for Mississippi Coastal Restoration
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service announced today the approval of Mississippi’s Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Plan, calling it a major step forward in providing $61.8… more
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MMS Shares Technical Expertise with Indian Officials
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced today the successful completion of a two week offshore oil and gas technical exchange for visiting engineers from India’s… more
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Hurricane Gustav-Hurricane Ike Activity Statistics Final Update February 11 2009
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico continue to restore shut-in oil and natural gas production resulting from Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. This report will be the final one… more