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19 Jul 2010, 4:27 am by Dianne Saxe
One of the biggest scandals surrounding the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the incompetence and worse of its regulator, the Minerals Management Service. [read post]
12 Sep 2008, 7:09 pm
A new Interior Department Inspector General report details serious shenanigans at the Minerals Management Service office responsible for the "royalty-in-kind" program, including the acceptance of gifts from industry, cronyism, and... [read post]
13 Dec 2018, 9:00 am
Read More » Tags: Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, Fourth Circuit, Mineral Leasing Act, National Forest Management Act, Natural Gas, NEPA, Pipelines [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 11:10 am by Karen Martin
  Impact of liens Some of the key impacts of miners’ liens for participants in mining projects are summarized below: Owners & Operators: Owners and operators should be aware of the impact miners liens can have on their debt covenants and should properly manage relationships with contractors, suppliers and lenders when experiencing cash flow and working capital shortages. [read post]
18 Jan 2011, 1:28 pm by Liskow & Lewis
  The conflict arose between the National Park Service (“Service”), owner of surface estates, and Plaintiffs who were owners of mineral estates. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 6:05 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Utah): Becker Complaint From the complaint: This action arises under and relates to an Independent Contractor Agreement between Becker and the Tribe effective March 1, 2004 (“Agreement”) by which Becker agreed to and did provide services to the Tribe as Manager of the Tribal Energy and Minerals Department, including the implementation of the restructuring and development of the Tribal Energy and Minerals Department. [read post]
10 Oct 2010, 10:00 am by Sandra Snyder
This new office, which used to be called Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) and was part of the former Minerals Management Service (MMS), will be relocated to another part of the Department, will keep the same staff, and just [...] [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 8:31 am by brian
This just in -- http://www.mms.gov/ -- "The New Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOE) Web Site is Under Construction - Secretarial Order 3302, issued June 18, 2010 renames the Minerals Management Service to the Bureau of Ocean... [read post]
15 Jun 2020, 9:00 am
Read More » Tags: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, Forest Service, Fourth Circuit, Interior, Mineral Leasing Act, National Forest Management Act, NEPA, Oil and Gas, Permits, Pipelines, Public Lands, Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court [read post]
27 May 2010, 12:50 pm by admin
An Interior Department investigation (pdf, 1.06mb) of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) “found that a culture of accepting gifts from oil and gas companies was prevalent throughout the MMS Lake Charles (Louisiana) office” prior to 2007. [read post]
18 May 2010, 8:37 am by Betsy McKenzie
They have a sacrificial lamb for this purpose:Office of Public Affairs contact at the Minerals Management Services, who I believe has the job of handling emails from outraged citizens:Nicholas Pardi at nicholas.pardi@mms.govAnd the contact person for Minerals Management Services in the Gulf of Mexico division:Eileen Angelico at eileen.angelico@mms.govAnd the "feedback" line for the Department of the Interior, who are the supervising… [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 1:30 pm by WIMS
Although the Service manages the surface of the ANF for the United States, mineral rights in most of the ANF are privately owned. [read post]
8 May 2010, 7:19 am by buslawblogger
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has gradually shifted safety regulation to the industry over the course... [read post]
15 Jun 2010, 3:49 pm by Zach Lowe
While he won't officially head the Minerals Management Service, the White House says Michael Bromwich will be in charge of bringing "far-reaching" change to the troubled agency. [read post]
17 Jan 2009, 8:01 am
Yesterday the Minerals Management Service (MMS) released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind power development in Massachusetts, concluding that the project will... [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 12:12 pm
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has issued its final regulations for renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). [read post]
16 Sep 2008, 10:52 am
The suit, brought by a former Minerals Management Service auditor, alleged that Kerr-McGee underpaid the government on royalties for federal offshore oil leases.The ruling was announced on the same day that federal investigators alleged that some employees of the federal Minerals Management Service improperly accepted gifts and engaged in sexual relationships with oil-and-gas industry representatives. [read post]