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ONRR Press Release Catalog 2011
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Focus on valuation of oil produced from American Indian leases
Denver, CO– The Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) today published a Federal Register Notice establishing an Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee charged with bringing clarity and consistency to oil valuation regulations governing production on American Indian lands. (more)...
Interior Department's Royalty Audit Program Earns Highest Rating from Independent Peer Review
Washington, DC– The Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue's (ONRR) audit organization has received the highest possible rating following an independent peer review that examined three years of the agency's royalty auditing work. (more)...
Washington, DC– The Department of the Interior collected $11.16 billion from energy production on public lands and offshore areas in fiscal year 2011 – a $2 billion increase over the previous year – and disbursed those revenues among federal, state and tribal governments, while funding reclamation, conservation and preservation accounts. (more)...
Denver, CO– The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue announced today that more than $1.99 billion was disbursed to 37 states as part of the state share of Federal revenues collected in Fiscal Year 2011 from energy production that occurred on Federal lands within their borders, and offshore in the Outer Continental Shelf. (more)...
Washington, DC– BP Amoco Corp. and several affiliates have agreed to pay the United States $20.5 million to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from Federal and American Indian leases. The announcement was made today by the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) and the U.S. Justice Department. (more)...
Denver, CO– The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced today that three public workshops have been scheduled to discuss issues related to existing Federal oil and gas royalty valuation regulations. (more)...
Denver, CO–The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced today that three public workshops have been scheduled to discuss issues related to existing royalty valuation regulations for coal produced from Federal and American Indian leases. (more)...
Denver, CO– The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced today it collected a $136,000 civil penalty from Energy Resources Technology, Inc., for knowing failure to permit an audit. (more)...
Denver, CO– The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced today it collected a $1.1 million civil penalty from Chevron U.S.A. for improperly claiming transportation deductions on certain leases it holds in the Gulf of Mexico. (more)...
Washington, DC– Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation and their affiliates have agreed to pay the United States $16.375 million plus interest to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and American Indian leases, and numerous additional administrative claims, the Justice Department and the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced today." (more)...
Federal Register notice seeks input on Federal, American Indian leases
Washington, DC– The Department of the Interior and its Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced today that the Department is soliciting public comments and suggestions to simplify regulations governing the valuation of coal produced on Federal and American Indian leases. (more)...
Washington, DC– Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department is evaluating the potential streamlining of regulations that govern the calculation of royalties owed to the United States from oil and natural gas produced offshore and on federal lands. Current regulations require complex, transaction-by-transaction evaluations of the negotiated price for the oil and gas produced on public lands, followed by an analysis of the costs associated with the transportation and gas processing. (more)...
Washington, DC– Shell Oil Company, Shell Offshore Inc., Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc., and Shell Western Exploration and Production (Shell Defendants) have agreed to pay the United States $2.2 million plus interest to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from Federal leases, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. (more)...
to resolve allegations of royalty underpayments
Washington, DC– Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation, and OXY USA Inc. have agreed to pay the United States $2.05 million plus interest to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal leases, the Department of Justice announced today. Occidental Petroleum Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Los Angeles. (more)...
New electronic reporting system provides more efficiency, cost savings
Denver, CO– The Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) has been notifying energy companies that report electronically of a new eCommerce Reporting Web Site that went "live" on March 1, 2011. (more)...
Rulemaking Would Ensure Fair Market Value for Tribal Owners; Certainty and Consistency for Industruy
Washington, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department is proposing to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to replace outdated regulations governing the valuation of oil produced on American Indian lands. The Secretary urged interested parties to nominate members for the committee and offer comments on the proposal. (more)...