Office of Mineral Resources
Whatever Happened to the DNR Alligator?
Just in case you were wondering whatever happened to the DNR alligator that was once showcased in the old building on North 4th Street, DNR Deputy Secretary Katherine Vaughan has the answer.
State Mineral Leases Generate Close to a Billion Dollars a Year
According to a recently completed report by the LSU Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana realizes close to a billion dollars in economic activity associated with oil and gas drilling and production activities on state-owned leases. The report, entitled Analysis of the Economic Impact Associated with Oil and Gas Activities on State Leases, examines the economic, tax, and revenue impacts associated with companies that lease land and water bottoms from the state.
Board Announces Jump in March Mineral Lease Sale
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale March 13, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in the Capitol Complex in downtown Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2001-2002 Fiscal Year totals.
State Mineral Lease Sale Held in February
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale February 13, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge. The Board will continue to conduct business on the First Floor of the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Revenue's new home at 617 North 3rd Street. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2001-2002 Fiscal Year totals.
Mineral Board Lease Sale Data Released for January
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale January 9, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2001-2002 Fiscal Year totals.
GOVERNOR FOSTER CALLS FOR REASSESSMENT OF OFFSHORE IMPACT STUDY
In a recent letter to Mineral Management Service's (MMS) regional director, Governor M. J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. has asked the federal government to reevaluate the impact of the proposed sale of offshore leases (169, 172, 175, 178, 182) and its significance to the Louisiana Gulf Coast region. The U.S. Department of Interior's MMS manages the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the OCS, and collects, accounts for, and disburses revenues from federal offshore leases.
RECORD LEASE SALE REPORTED THIS DECEMBER BY MINERAL BOARD
State Mineral Board secretary Gus Rodemacher announced that this month's lease sale was the largest sale since the November 1984 lease sale when a record $12,461,582 was reported. He said the December 1996 lease sale totaled $9,683,021.