MMA Advances Potential Minerals Lease Sale Off Northern Mariana Islands
A minerals lease sale is proposed off the Northern Mariana Islands. The governor has to October 19, and the sale is set for December 16.
MMA Drives Next Step in America’s Offshore Critical Mineral Strategy
The Marine Minerals Administration issued a Proposed Leasing Notice for an American Samoa offshore critical minerals lease sale.
Marine Minerals Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Offshore Nuclear Energy Projects
The Marine Minerals Administration and Nuclear Regulatory Commission signed an MOU to coordinate offshore nuclear energy project rules.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Seeks Public Input on Potential Mineral Leasing Offshore Virginia
BOEM is seeking public and industry input on potential offshore mineral leasing areas off the coast of Virginia.
Department of the Interior Begins Transition to Marine Minerals Administration
The U.S. Interior Department began transitioning to a new Marine Minerals Administration combining two offshore bureaus.
BOEM Proposes Overhaul of Offshore Mineral Regulations
BOEM proposed streamlining decades-old Outer Continental Shelf hard mineral regulations without creating any new leasing programs.
BOEM Proposes Rule Changes to Support Critical Mineral Exploration Essential for National Security
BOEM proposed rule changes to speed critical mineral exploration on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, opening a comment period.
BOEM Potential Critical Minerals Sales and Bidder Qualifications
BOEM detailed its process for potential competitive lease sales of Outer Continental Shelf areas for critical seabed minerals.
BOEM Initiates Process for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore Virginia
BOEM began the process for a potential Virginia offshore mineral lease sale after a request from Odyssey Marine Exploration.
BOEM Advances Offshore Minerals Planning Efforts in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
BOEM advanced offshore critical minerals planning in the Pacific, completing area identification off American Samoa and seeking CNMI input.