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July 01, 2009


MMS Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for AmericaWelcome!

Welcome to the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region of the Minerals Management Service (MMS).  MMS is a bureau of the Department of the Interior.  Our mission is to manage the mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf in an environmentally sound and safe manner.  Please read the Regional Director's Page for a brief overview of activities in the Gulf of Mexico .


Secretary Salazar Announces $8 Million Award Grant for Alabama Gulf State Park Pier

Grant will support coastal conservation activities in Gulf Shores, Alabama

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department has awarded an $8 million grant to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for a conservation education initiative that will restore part of the historic Gulf State Park Pier.  (06/30/2009)


Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 208 Nets $690 Million in High Bids

Summary of Results

NEW ORLEANS — The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has accepted high bids valued at $690,163,194.40 and awarded 328 leases to the successful high bidders who participated in Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 208.  Funds from the total high bids will be distributed to the general fund of the U. S. Treasury, shared with the affected States, and set aside for special uses that benefit all fifty states.  (06/29/2009) 


Secretary Salazar Names Liz Birnbaum Director of the Minerals Management Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today appointed Liz Birnbaum, an attorney with two decades of Federal Government and private sector experience in energy and environmental policy, as Director of the Department’s Minerals Management Service.  The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.  (06/25/2009)  


Secretary Salazar Announces Five Exploratory Leases for Offshore Wind Energy Development off Coasts of New Jersey and Delaware

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Calling it a major step forward in President Obama’s new energy frontier, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, joined by New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, today issued five exploratory leases for renewable wind energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore New Jersey and Delaware.  (06/23/2009)  


MMS Approves $276,000 Grant for Marine Education Center

NEW ORLEANS – The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded a $276,000 grant through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) to Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources to build a new Marine Education Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  This is the first CIAP grant to be awarded since the state’s overall plan was approved in February 2009.  (06/01/2009)  


Salazar Announces Public Workshops on Offshore Renewable Energy Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department of the Interior will host 12 public workshops this month to discuss the newly-issued regulatory program for renewable energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.  (06/01/2009)  


Interior Department Awards $6 Million Grant for East Grand Terre Island Restoration

Plaquemines Parish receives grant in combination with previous CIAP award

NEW ORLEANS – 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 Grand Terre Island Restoration Project.  (05/06/2009)  


MMS Announces Release of Latest Gulf of Mexico Energy Forecast and Deepwater Report

HOUSTON – In a press conference today at the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference the Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced the release of the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Forecast: 2009-2018 and the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2009: Interim Report of 2008 Highlights.  (05/04/2009)

MMS Approves $51.1 Million Plan for Alabama Coastal Restoration

Funding to help conserve and protect state’s shoreline environments.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service announced today the approval of Alabama’s Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Plan, calling it a major step forward in providing $51.1 million to the state of Alabama in the coming year, representing the first two years of funding under CIAP.  (04/21/2009)


Secretary Salazar: Coastal States to Share $500 million in Next Two Years from Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Revenues

Impact Assistance Funds will Help Gulf States, Alaska and California to Restore and Protect Coastal Areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Six U.S. coastal states will share nearly half a billion dollars from offshore oil and gas revenues in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to help restore and protect coastal wetlands, wildlife habitat and marine areas, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said today.  (04/20/2009)


MMS Awards $1 Million Coastal Protection Grant to Texas

Coastal Impact Assistance Program provides for erosion protection of Pelican Island.

NEW ORLEANS – The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has awarded a grant for $1,005,612 to the Texas General Land Office through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) for Pelican Island erosion protection.  (04/17/2009)  


MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Western Gulf Lease Sale 210

NEW ORLEANS – 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.  (04/02/2009)  


Secretary Salazar: $25 Million for Gulf States and Counties from 2007-08 Bonus Bids and Rents on OCS Energy Leases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.  (03/23/2009)  


Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 208 Attracts $ 703,048,523 in High Bids

NEW ORLEANS – 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. (03/18/2009) 


MMS Ocean Science Magazine Highlights Mission-Related Activities

In this issue of Ocean Science, MMS highlights research and programs in our Alaska OCS region that actively engage native Alaskan hunters and whalers. Other topics discussed include alternative energy technologies as well as the final rule for renewable energy development on the OCS.  (06/02/2009)


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