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News Items
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BSEE Director Underscores Safety at National Inspectors Workshop
LAFAYETTE, La. – Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement inspectors from all three BSEE regions are meeting in Lafayette April 16-18 to collaborate on recent updates to BSEE’s inspection… more
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BSEE Director: Driving Offshore Safety Performance and Environmentally Sustainable Energy Production are Keys to Energy Security
NEW ORLEANS – Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Scott Angelle emphasized BSEE’s commitment to safe and environmentally sustainable energy production during meetings in… more
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President Requests $200.5 million in FY 2020 Budget for Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today proposed a $200.5 million Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The proposed budget fully supports BSEE… more
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BSEE Panel Investigates Fatality at Walker Ridge 469 and Recommends Added Safety Measures
WASHINGTON −The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today released the report of its Panel Investigation into a Dec. 2, 2017 fatality aboard the Petrobras 10000 drillship working in the… more
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BSEE Works to Ensure Safety for Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Production Start-up
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement recently conducted its final pre-production inspection of Chevron’s Big Foot tension leg platform, moored in the Gulf of Mexico about… more
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BSEE Director Sees Change and Optimism for U.S. Offshore Energy
NEW ORLEANS - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott Angelle told attendees of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Conference, held at the Port of New… more
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BSEE Reports Final Tropical Storm Michael Statistics: Oct. 16, 2018
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are resuming normal operations following Tropical Storm Michael. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)… more
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BSEE Director to Lead Interior Department Royalty Policy Committee
WASHINGTON – The Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Scott Angelle will now serve as the chairman of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC). Appointed by U. S.… more
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BSEE Reports Tropical Storm Michael Statistics: Oct. 15, 2018
The BSEE Hurricane Response Team is continuing to monitor Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities. NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have finished re-boarding… more
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BSEE Reports Tropical Storm Michael Activity Statistics: Oct. 14, 2018
The BSEE Hurricane Response Team is continuing to monitor Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities. NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have finished re-boarding… more