Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Brian Salerno visited each of the five district offices and the regional office of BSEE’s Gulf of Mexico Region this week. He presented awards and thanked employees for the work they have accomplished since he took the helm over three years ago.
“I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the hard work all of you do every day to advance safety and protect the environment,” Salerno said. “Whether you are out on the rigs inspecting or you fill an administrative role, every one of you contributes to the safety of the offshore oil and gas industry. Your work helps ensure that employees return safely home at the end of their tours and that our offshore environment is protected.”
Salerno’s trip to the Gulf Region coincided with BSEE’s Environmental Stewardship Awareness Week, Dec. 5-9.
“At BSEE, we are all environmental stewards, regardless of our day-to-day responsibilities,” Salerno explained. “Each of us is part of a continuum of responsibility that ensures America’s environmental resources are maintained for today’s citizens and generations to come.”
Stopping at BSEE Louisiana district offices in Houma, Jefferson, Lafayette and Lake Charles, Salerno concluded the four-day trip at the Lake Jackson, Texas, district office. He told the staff at each location that he appreciated their dedication to BSEE’s mission and recognized dozens of employees with awards for their contributions to some of BSEE’s major initiatives.
“What you do every day is what America wants from our bureau” Salerno said. “They want you inspecting rigs and equipment. They want all of us to protect the environment. The Gulf of Mexico leads the world in offshore oil and gas production and the industry looks here for standards, processes and procedures to emulate.
Salerno concluded by telling employees, “Through your hard work and collaboration with the oil and gas industry, the standards are high. You should all be proud of your contributions to worker safety and environmental protection.”
With more than 2,000 production platforms operating in the Gulf in 2016, BSEE’s Gulf of Mexico Region inspectors, engineers, geologists, geophysicists and other staff regulate safety and environmental compliance tied to more than 1.5 million barrels of daily oil production.
