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MMS proposes revisions in its OCS requirements

03/19/2007
Offshore lessees would be required to measure all flared and vented natural gas on facilities producing more than 2,000 b/d of oil under changes the US Minerals Management Service proposed to its Outer Continental Shelf production requirements.The proposals, “Oil and Gas Production Requirements, 1010-AD 12,” would also eliminate unnecessary production rate restrictions and clarify requirements for documents that must be submitted to MMS. It said the proposed requirement for operators to install meters to measure flared or vented gas is based on a recommendation contained in a July 2004 Government Accountability Office report, “Natural Gas Flaring and Venting-Opportunitie...
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