MMS OCS lease sale scheduled for Aug. 20 August 19, 2008 10:41 AM
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will officially open the Minerals Management Service's outer continental shelf oil and gas Lease Sale 207 for the Western Gulf of Mexico at 9 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Government jumpstarts new US OCS leasing program August 1, 2008 10:54 AM
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne has jumpstarted the development of a new oil and natural gas leasing program for the US outer continental shelf.
Alaska lease sale announced July 29, 2008 10:40 AM
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), will offer state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in North Slope Areawide (NS) 2008 and Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS) 2008, oil and gas lease sales on Oct. 22, 2008.
Faroe Islands sets third licensing round July 21, 2008 11:51 AM
The Faroe Islands' Minister of Fishery and Natural Resources has announced the third Faroese licensing round.
Final notice issued for Western GoM Lease Sale 207 July 18, 2008 2:32 PM
The MMS will hold the next federal offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 20, 2008, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in downtown New Orleans.
ATP awarded Atwater Valley blocks July 16, 2008 8:36 AM
ATP Oil & Gas' bids for Atwater Valley block 19 and block 62 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico have been accepted for award by the MMS.
Bush lifts executive ban on US OCS drilling July 14, 2008 4:40 PM
President Bush today lifted the executive moratorium held on exploration in specific areas in the US outer continental shelf.
Rockall licensing area extended July 14, 2008 6:29 AM
Seán Power, the Irish minister of state at the department of communications, energy, and natural resources, has decided to extend the area to be opened for licensing in the 2009 Rockall licensing round to include the northwestern margin of the Rockall basin.
ONGC dominates India licensing round July 7, 2008 3:44 PM
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) dominated bidding on 45 of the 57 blocks offered under the seventh round of India's New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP).
Leed Petroleum awarded West Cameron block 106 June 17, 2008 3:52 PM
Leed Petroleum has been awarded the West Cameron block 106 lease from the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 206 for $1.2 million.
Addax secures interest in Nigeria license June 11, 2008 10:43 AM
Addax Petroleum has been awarded a 40% interest in Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 227, offshore Nigeria.
MMS, Aleutians East Borough sign MOA for proposed Alaska lease sale June 6, 2008 8:09 AM
The Aleutians East Borough and the Minerals Management Service have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that outlines a cooperative arrangement to ensure local interests are considered during the evaluation of proposed North Aleutian basin oil and gas Lease Sale 214 in Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
