U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

Walt Rosenbusch
Director
Minerals Mangement Service

Walt Rosenbusch was sworn in as the Director of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) by the Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt on May 19, 1999.  In this capacity, Rosenbusch is responsible for the administration of various programs that ensure the effective management of mineral resources located on the Nation’s Outer Continental Shelf.  This includes the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas, and the collection and distribution of revenues for minerals developed on Federal and Indian lands.

Rosenbusch is no stranger to the issues of the Department.  Prior to his appointment as MMS Director, his government experience includes a 1993-96 posting as a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, where he served as liaison for MMS, working on federal oil, gas and mineral royalty issues.  He also served as the Department’s primary contact for the Clinton Administration’s initiatives on oil and gas policies.

Rosenbusch is a native of Austin, Texas and a business administration graduate from the University of Texas in Austin.  He is a member of the Petroleum Accountants Society of Houston, the Institute of Professional Taxation, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and a former member of the Natural Gas Marketing Association of Houston.

The MMS is the Federal agency that manages the Nation’s oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources on the OCS; and collects, accounts for, and disburses about $4 billion in yearly revenues from offshore Federal mineral leases and from onshore mineral leases on Federal and American Indian lands.

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MMS Internet website address: http://www.mms.gov