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News Items
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Interior Department Finalizes Rule to Streamline and Modernize Offshore Renewable Energy Development
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized… more
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U.S. Coast Guard, BSEE and BOEM Sign Agreement to Advance Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Energy Development
WASHINGTON — To strengthen interagency cooperation in the advancement of safe and environmentally sustainable non-mineral (renewable) energy development, including offshore wind, on the… more -
Interior Department Leaders Tour First Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve Feldgus, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Elizabeth Klein and Bureau of Safety and… more
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Biden-Harris Administration Requests $252.6 million in FY 2025 Budget to Support Safe & Environmentally Responsible Offshore Energy Development
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes $252.6 million to support the Bureau of Safety and Environmental… more
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BSEE Leaders Tour Control and Coordination Centers for Nation’s First Two Commercial-scale Offshore Wind Projects in Federal Waters
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Kevin Sligh receives an overview briefing from staff and leadership during a tour of South Fork Wind’s control and marine… more -
BSEE Issues California Offshore Energy Infrastructure Decommissioning Decision
CAMARILLO, Calif. – To further protect the environment and the people who live near and enjoy the waters off the Southern California coast, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)… more
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BSEE Panel Releases Investigation Report on Fatality on EI 158 #14 Platform, Recommends Added Safety Measures
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today released its panel investigation report on a May 15, 2021, incident that resulted in a fatality aboard the Fieldwood… more
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Offshore Energy Safety Institute Invests $2.7 Million to Advance Offshore Wind Safety
Research from the BSEE- and DOE-funded Institute advances worker safety and environmental sustainability of offshore energy resources.WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety… more
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BSEE and NOAA Sign Interagency Agreement to Advance Offshore Safety and Environmental Stewardship
WASHINGTON — As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to furthering improvements in the safety and environmental sustainability of offshore energy development, the Department of the… more
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BSEE Issues Offshore Energy Infrastructure Decommissioning Analysis
CAMARILLO, Calif. – To guide future oil and gas platform removal off the California coast, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published the final Programmatic Environmental… more