Lars Herbst has been named regional director of the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) region. In his new post, Herbst will manage the leasing of OCS lands off of five Gulf Coast states, and will supervise the regulation of operations and protection of the environment on more than 7,000 leases, which involve more than 4,000 platforms. He has been with the MMS since 1983. Herbst is a registered professional engineer in the state of Louisiana and holds a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University.

John S. Moot has been appointed chief of staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He had been FERC’s general counsel since August 2005. Veteran FERC attorney Cynthia Marlette will succeed Moot as general counsel. Both Moot and Marlette earned their law degrees from American University Washington College of Law.

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