Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE),formerly known as the Minerals Management Service (MMS), is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior and manages the natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS) of the U.S. As part of its mission, BOEMRE creates and adopts standards that stipulate the processes and technologies utilized during deep-sea exploration and extraction.

The IHS collection of standards from BOEMRE continues to be known as the IHS MMS Collection of Referenced Standards. These standards are used by engineers, compliance personnel and regulatory management working in the fields of petroleum, chemicals and mining. In addition the IHS MMS Collection of Referenced Standards is used by companies that support the operation of offshore exploration and production use this data.

IHS provides three different MSS Referenced Standards Collections:

• The MSS Referenced Standards Collections include those industry standards listed in (30 CFR 250 through 30 CFR 282) Topics include:
  • Exploration/development/production plans
  • Pollution prevention and control
  • Oil and gas drilling operations
  • Oil and gas production safety systems
  • Offshore structure design and construction
  • Respiratory protection
  • Petroleum measurement and calibration
  • Offshore electrical systems
  • Fixed platforms
  • Floating production systems (FPSs) and structures
  • Tension-leg platforms (TLPs)
  • Synthetic fiber ropes
  • Underwater welding

Contact IHS to discuss which IHS MSS Referenced Standards Collection best meets your needs.

If you have multiple individuals and departments regularly accessing standards, then an online standards solution from IHS may be more cost effective for you.

IHS Online Standards Solution

The IHS online solution provides company-wide access to the standards you need from a collection of over 1.3 million standards documents. Whether you require documents from a single standards developing organization (SDO), multiple SDOs, segments and packages assembled by IHS content experts, or any combination in between, you can build your own standards library. The online standards management platform - IHS Standards Expert™ - furnishes you with the most comprehensive worldwide collection of industry specifications and standards.  Information is updated daily with easy, intuitive searching, navigation, and monitoring from any desktop.

Custom Online Standards Collection

If you need a collection of individual standards/documents, then the IHS custom standards collection works best for you. This option allows the greatest flexibility allowing you to pick and choose specific documents, whether they come from one or more SDOs. IHS does not require that you purchase a minimum number of documents to use this option. Your custom collection allows for multiple users at multiple locations to access the documents you have chosen.

Individual Purchase

All standards are also available for purchase as individual documents through the IHS Standards Store in PDF or hard copy formats. 

Deposit Accounts

Deposit accounts are a great way for a customer with online access to obtain the individual standards they need. Using a deposit account, an online customer can obtain PDF and hard copy documents outside of their online subscription. For the hard copy customer, this is perfect way to control purchasing and reduce paperwork. Most documents and publications purchased through a deposit account received a 10% discount from the regular price. To create your deposit account, simply download this pdf, fill it out and return it to the address noted on the form. A minimum $500 (US) is required to set up your deposit account.

If you have questions or wish to set up your account by phone, please call +1 800 854-7179, ext 3