Hurricane
Gustav/Hurricane Ike Activity Statistics Update as of Monday, September 15, 2008
Minerals Management Service monitors activities for both storms through its Continuity of Operations Plan.
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are reboarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following both Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. The Minerals Management Service is monitoring activities for both hurricanes through its Continuity of Operations Plan team. This team will be activated until operations return to normal.
(09/15/2008)
MMS Releases Preliminary
Offshore Damage Reports from Hurricane Gustav
Collection of preliminary damage reports slows as Gulf
operators prepare for Hurricane Ike.
NEW ORLEANS – The Minerals Management Service (MMS) today
released preliminary damage reports for the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas
infrastructure resulting from Hurricane Gustav.
(09/11/2008)
Minerals Management Service
Monitors Two Drilling Rigs Adrift in Gulf of Mexico
Confirmed reports of two offshore drilling units, MMS, Industry,
and US Coast Guard are monitoring their paths.
NEW ORLEANS — The Minerals Management Service has two confirmed reports of
drilling rigs adrift in the central Gulf of Mexico. The MMS, industry, and the
U.S. Coast Guard are working together to monitor the paths of the two rigs. MMS has
determined through a pre-hurricane season risk analysis that there is minimal
infrastructure in the areas surrounding these two rigs.
(09/13/2008)
Sperm Whales Reside in
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
MMS Releases Synthesis Report on Six-Year, $9.3 Million Study
Project.
HOUSTON – The Minerals Management Service (MMS) today released
the results of a six-year, $9.3 million study on sperm whales, an endangered
species living in the northern Gulf of Mexico. (08/21/2008)
Western Gulf of Mexico
Lease Sale 207 Attracts $487,297,676 in High Bids
New Orleans, LA – Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
announced that the Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 207, held today
in New Orleans, attracted $487,297,676 in high bids. (08/20/2008)
Interior
Department Initiates New Five Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program for Outer
Continental Shelf
Seeks Public Comment to Address Changed Energy Situation
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Saying the nation’s energy situation has
dramatically changed in the past year, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
today jumpstarted the development of a new oil and natural gas leasing program
for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. (07/30/2008)
Minerals Management
Service Awards $1.3 Million Grant to Louisiana for Coastal Restoration
Louisiana receives grant for Orleans Land Bridge Shoreline
Protection and Marsh Creation Project
NEW ORLEANS —
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded a $1.3 million grant to the
State of Louisiana through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) for the
Orleans Land Bridge Shoreline Protection and Marsh Creation project. (07/25/2008)
MMS moving forward with
Alternative Energy Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced today that
it is proceeding with the consultation and analyses necessary to move toward the
issuance of limited leases under its interim policy for authorizing alternative
energy data collection and technology testing activities on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS).
(07/23/2008)
Offshore Sand for Pelican Island Restoration Project in Louisiana
Up to 5.5 million cubic yards to stabilize and protect barrier island and wetlands
NEW ORLEANS — The Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) will provide up to 5.5 million cubic yards of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sand for a shoreline stabilization and marsh creation project at Pelican Island, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. (07/08/2008)
Minerals Management Service
Awards $18 Million Grant to Louisiana for Coastal Restoration
NEW ORLEANS — The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has
awarded an $18 million grant to the State of Louisiana through the Coastal
Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) for the Barataria Land Bridge Dedicated
Dredging project. (06/09/2008)
MMS Incorporates Revenue Sharing Rules
WASHINGTON - The Minerals Management Service proposes
to issue regulations for distribution of qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues from certain
federal Gulf of Mexico leases in accordance with the provisions of the Gulf of Mexico Energy
Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). (05/27/2008)
Advances in Oil and Gas Leasing, Drilling, and Production
Continue in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
HOUSTON — With approximately 72 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production coming from
wells drilled in 1,000 feet (305 meters) of water or greater, advancement into deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM)
continues as offshore operators meet the challenges presented in exploring and developing this energy
frontier. (05/05/2008)
Minerals Management Service
Approves Development Plans for First Use of Floating Production Storage
Offloading Facility in Gulf of Mexico
Cascade-Chinook Project will use FPSO in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — Minerals Management Service’s Gulf of Mexico Region
approved today development plans for the Cascade-Chinook oil and natural gas
project located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, approximately
165 miles offshore Louisiana in 8,200 feet of water. (04/29/2008)
MMS Rule
Enhances Hurricane Safety of Offshore Platforms
Design and Assessment Criteria Strengthened
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the
Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) issued a final rule in today’s
Federal Register
to improve the survivability of offshore platforms and increase environmental
safety during hurricane events. (04/15/2008)
MMS Proposes Bonus or Royalty
Credits for Relinquishing Eligible Leases
Certain Leases Offshore Florida Eligible for Credit Exchange
for Use in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals
Management Service (MMS) is proposing to amend its
regulations to provide a credit to lessees who relinquish certain eligible leases in the Gulf of Mexico. (02/05/2008)
Secrets of Historic Shipwreck
Intrigue MMS Archaeologists
Symposium Looks at First Analysis of 200-year-old Shipwreck in
Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — Minerals Management Service (MMS) archaeologists
who have been investigating the site of a historic shipwreck in the deepwater
Gulf of Mexico will present preliminary findings at the 2008 Society for
Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology this
week in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (01/11/2008)
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Advances in Oil and Gas
Leasing, Drilling and Production Continue in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
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Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Report Presents 2007 Industry Highlights
HOUSTON – With approximately 72 percent of
the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production coming from wells drilled in 1,000 feet (305
meters) of water or greater, advancement into deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM)
continues as offshore operators meet the challenges presented in exploring and
developing this energy frontier.
(05/05/2008)
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