Outer

Legislation proposed by Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) would promote American energy independence by opening both the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and natural gas production and would create tax credits for the development of nuclear plants.

Legislation proposed by Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) would promote American energy independence by opening both the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and natural gas production and would create tax credits for the development of nuclear plants.

The Department of Interior’s (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS) is readying its first federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and natural gas lease sale offshore Alaska in 17 years, but the sale could pit the MMS against another DOI agency that is considering whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species.

The Department of Interior’s (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS) is readying its first federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and natural gas lease sale offshore Alaska in 17 years, but the sale could pit the MMS against another DOI agency that is considering whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species.

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.

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.

The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service is seeking to update its regulations involving pipelines and pipeline rights-of-way (ROW) on the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The regulations were last revised in 1988.

The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service is seeking to update its regulations involving pipelines and pipeline rights-of-way (ROW) on the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The regulations were last revised in 1988.

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) in February plans to hold the first oil and natural gas lease sale in the Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Alaska in 17 years, a region estimated to hold 15 bbl of oil and 76 Tcf of gas.