30 C.F.R. § 250.166 If I have a State lease, what surety bond must I have for a right-of-use and easement?
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) Before MMS issues you a right-of-use and easement on the OCS, you must furnish the Regional Director a surety bond for $500,000. (b) The Regional Director may require additional security from you (i.e., security above the prescribed $500,000) to cover additional costs and liabilities for regulatory compliance. This additional surety: (1) Must be in the form of a supplemental bond or bonds meeting the requirements of 30 CFR 256.54 (General requirements for bonds) or an increase in the coverage of an existing surety bond. (2) Covers additional costs and liabilities for regulatory compliance, including well abandonment, platform and structure removal, and site clearance from the seafloor of the right-of-use and easement.
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart A—General
Right-of-use and Easement
§ 250.166 If I have a State lease, what surety bond must I have for a right-of-use and easement?
