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'''Minerals Management Service (MMS)''' was a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Interior, responsible for managing the nation's offshore energy and mineral resources. Due to issues highlighted after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, MMS was restructured into three new entities in 2011.
'''Minerals Management Service (MMS)''' was a bureau within the [[U.S. Department of the Interior]], responsible for managing the nation's offshore energy and mineral resources. Due to issues highlighted after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, MMS was restructured into three new entities in 2011.


{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.boem.gov}}
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.boem.gov}}