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OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

The Energy Law

The lessee, ATP, acquired its interest in the lease located in the Mississippi Canyon Area, Offshore Louisiana a little more than two months before expiration of its primary term, which the IBLA described as a “risky venture.” In denying ATP’s request for an SOO, the MMS relied upon its Notice to Lessees No.