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Senators have sent opposing letters to Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the issue of oil and natural gas leasing in off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Senators have sent opposing letters to Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the issue of oil and natural gas leasing in off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Senators have sent opposing letters to Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the issue of oil and natural gas leasing in off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Citing revenue increases of 1-3% more than cash royalties, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced a significant expansion of the government’s royalty-in-kind (RIK) program that calls for the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to be accepting and remarketing about 1.3 Bcf/d of its natural gas royalties by 2009.

Citing revenue increases of 1-3% more than cash royalties, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced a significant expansion of the government’s royalty-in-kind (RIK) program that calls for the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to be accepting and remarketing about 1.3 Bcf/d of its natural gas royalties by 2009.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced that 36 states received more than $1 billion during 2003 as part of their share of royalty revenues collected by the Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS). In 2002, the MMS doled out $753 million.

Jumping up almost 46% from 2002, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced Tuesday that 36 states received more than $1 billion during 2003 as part of their share of royalty revenues collected by the Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS). In 2002, the MMS doled out $753 million.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton had good and bad news for the natural gas industry last Tuesday. She said the department plans to take steps to speed up the permitting process for natural gas producers in the Rocky Mountain region, but she doused any flickering hope that producers might have about being given access to the off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) amid the concerns about gas supply and prices.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton had good and bad news for the natural gas industry Tuesday. She said the department plans to take steps to speed up the permitting process for natural gas producers in the Rocky Mountain region, but she doused any flickering hope that producers might be given access to the off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) amid the concerns about gas supply and prices.