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A provision of H.R. 6, a bill that passed the House of Representatives and which, if passed by the Senate and enacted into law, would impose new fees and restrictions on industry.  Particularly affected are those companies holding leases from 1998 and 1999 that do […]

FEDERAL REGISTER 71 FR 75579 NOTICE Dec. 15, 2006 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft Programmatic EA for the […]

MMS NEWS RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT                                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gary Strasburg, 202/208-3985                                                 Thursday, December 14, 2006 DOI Signs Agreement with Oil and Gas Companies on 1998/1999 Leases WASHINGTON - Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management, C. Stephen Allred today signed agreements with BP, Co

The Minerals Management Service received criticism of its royalty collection practices today in a report released by the Department of the Interior's Inspector General. The report analyzes Minerals Management Service systems for gauging whether companies are fully paying royalties they owe for oil-and-gas production on […]

Every week, NOIA compiles news stories that are of particular relevance to the policymakers and companies involved with energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf.  Please click on one of the links below to read the News Summary for the given week. February 15-21, 2010 January […]

NOIA, API and IAGC submit comments on Sperm Whale Recovery Plan NOIA, the American Petroleum Institute and the International Association of Geophysical Contractors submitted joint comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service on the formulation of a recovery plan for the Sperm whale. To read […]

Final 2007-2012 Five Year OCS Oil & Gas Lease Plan Full Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement Note:  The 2007-2012 Five Year Plan ends on June 30, 2012.  The 2012-2017 Five Year Plan is currently being developed and takes effect on July 1, 2012.  Please visit our 2012-2017 […]

March 2008   Click Here to download a printable copy. The Government Affairs Update is a report to the National Ocean Industries AssociationBoard of Directors and Membership  on selected legislative and regulatory activities of interest to the domestic offshore energy industry     Topics covered include: […]