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BSEE Releases Panel Investigation Report into Green Canyon Block 18 Fatality Incident

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Whistler’s Green Canyon 18 “A” Platform with Nabors MODS 201 Platform Drilling Rig Installed

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WASHINGTON-The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today released the report of the panel investigation into the March 10, 2016 fatality at Green Canyon Block 18 in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 116 miles southwest of Houma, La.

A memo from Acting Director Schneider on the report can be found here.

To read more about the panel investigation, the full report can be found here.

A Safety Bulletin has been sent to offshore operators and can be viewed here​.

Photo: Whistler’s Green Canyon 18 “A” Platform with Nabors MODS 201 Platform Drilling Rig Installed.