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News Items
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BSEE Monitors Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities in Response to Hurricane Ida
Tropical Storm Ida
(click to enlarge) NEW ORLEANS — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) activated its Hurricane Response Team as Hurricane Ida made its way through the… more -
BSEE Monitors Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities in Response to Hurricane Ida
Tropical Storm Ida
(click to enlarge) NEW ORLEANS — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has activated its Hurricane Response Team as Hurricane Ida made its way through the… more -
BSEE Monitors Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities in Response to Hurricane Ida
Tropical Storm Ida
(click to enlarge) NEW ORLEANS — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has activated its Hurricane Response Team and is monitoring offshore oil and gas… more -
BSEE Monitors Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities in Response to Hurricane Ida
Image Tropical Storm Ida
(click to enlarge) NEW ORLEANS — Bureau of… more -
BSEE Monitors Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities in Response to Tropical Storm Ida
Image Tropical Storm Ida (click to enlarge) NEW ORLEANS — Bureau of Safety and… more
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BSEE Invites Public Comment on Study for Decommissioning Oil and Gas Infrastructure Off California Coast
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement invites the public to comment on a proposal to conduct a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for decommissioning oil and… more
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BSEE Revises Regulations for Maximum Daily Civil Penalty Fines
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today announced revisions to the regulations for maximum daily civil penalties that may be imposed on producers for violations under… more
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BSEE Publishes Investigation Report of Deepwater Asgard Incident; Issues New Guidance to Operators for Added Safety
(HOUMA, La.) – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today released the results of its investigation of the Oct. 28, 2020 incident when the Transocean Drillship Deepwater Asgard… more
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President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Makes Significant Investments in Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022, which includes $253.4 million to support the Bureau of Safety and Environmental… more
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BSEE Establishes Panel to Investigate Fatal Incident on Offshore Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Gulf of Mexico has established a panel to investigate a fatality that occurred Saturday, May 15, at Eugene Island Block 158, Platform… more