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Regulation & law · 09/11/1998Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

MMS Revises Oil and Gas Lease Form MMS-2005 to Reflect Changes in Regulations

Summary

The U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) has revised Form MMS-2005, the lease document for oil and gas operations on submerged lands under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, to incorporate plain language and clarify its organization, in response to changes in regulations since its last review in 1986.

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