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News Items
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BSEE and BOEM Prepare Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for BSEE’s Permitted Activities on the Southern California Planning Area
Publication of the draft programmatic EA opens a 30-day public comment period WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM… more
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BSEE Director Angelle Emphasizes Importance of Safe Energy Production and “America Can Do It All” Approach
Image Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott… more
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BSEE cites SafeOCS report to emphasize importance of sharing critical data across industry
WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s SafeOCS program, chartered to facilitate confidential data sharing about industry safety systems, released its 2017 Annual Report… more
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BSEE-Sponsored Study Identifies Strategies for Improving Safety and Mitigating Risks in Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's Interagency Bolt Action Team (IBAT) met Thursday to discuss the recommendations in a new report from the National Academies… more
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BSEE’s Hurricane Response Team Readies Plans for 2018 Hurricane Season
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's Hurricane Response Team is ready to support offshore oil and gas operators as they implement their preparedness plans for… more
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BSEE Sustains Safety and Environmental Protection while Reducing Regulatory Burden
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) – incorporating industry innovation, best science, and best practices – is proposing to update regulations covering offshore oil… more
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BSEE Approves Arctic Offshore Suspension Requests for Alaska Native Corporation
ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approved suspensions of operations Tuesday in response to requests from the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Exploration, LLC (… more
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BSEE Inspects New Appomattox Platform
INGELSIDE, Texas – As Shell finishes construction on its Appomattox Semi-Submersible Platform hull, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement engineers and inspectors signed off on several… more
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BSEE implements new quality assurance process to increase safety and reliability of offshore energy operations
Washington, DC – In an ongoing effort to increase responsible and efficient offshore energy operations, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has implemented a new quality assurance… more
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BSEE Increases Safety Inspection Time Offshore and Saves American Taxpayers $20 million
NEW ORLEANS – Beginning April 1, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is increasing physical inspection time offshore, while reducing taxpayer burden by nearly $20 million over 3… more