BSEE - Technical Information Management System (TIMS)
Investment ID: 010-000000226
Overview
Program Title
BSEE - Technical Information Management System (TIMS)
Description
TIMS supports environmental protection and economic development through management of offshore conventional and renewable energy and marine mineral resources: lease sales; plan and permit evaluation; safety inspections; and environmental compliance. TIMS initiated in 2001 and has eight systems aligned to it. It is managed by the Business Systems Branch of the Technology Services Division.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Associated Websites
https://www.data.bsee.gov/, https://ewell.bsee.gov/ewell/, https://timsweb.bsee.gov/, https://marinecadastre.gov/
Investment Detail
TIMS supports Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) staff in providing estimates of undiscovered economically recoverable hydrocarbon resources and deriving estimated reservation prices for oil and gas tracts offered for lease on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). TIMS also provides oil and natural gas data to Office of Natural Resources (ONRR) to collect (through the issuance and management of offshore mineral leases) approximately $1B per month in royalty fees. The resulting cost savings equate to strategic, technical, and regulatory gains.