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News Items
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BSEE Director Highlights Deepwater Contributions to America First Energy Agenda
NEW ORLEANS – Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott Angelle urged some 200 oil and gas industry representatives to embrace the energy development opportunities that exist… more
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BSEE Inspectors: Everyday Heroes Promoting Safe and Environmentally-Responsible Offshore Energy Program
Heroes are courageous. They achieve great things, they combat adversity and, often, they receive little recognition. Many heroes humbly see their actions as merely “doing their jobs.” Bureau of… more
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Made in America Oil Spill Response Equipment
STERLING Va. – When oil spill response equipment is called into use, it is mission critical that it is top of the line and cutting edge. Many of the most essential response equipment used in an… more
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Offshore Oil Fuels America’s Economy
NEW ORLEANS -- Energy companies working in the Gulf of Mexico produce about 1.7 million barrels of crude oil per day. It is transported to refineries along the Gulf Coast where it becomes a variety… more
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BSEE Director Participates in Offshore Inspection
WASHINGTON – Leading up to Made in America Week, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott Angelle took part in a well operations inspection Thursday. Angelle traveled 126 miles… more
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Federal Offshore Well Permits Support Safe Energy and Economic Development
Image The drillship Noble Globetrotter I has been used by Shell… more
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Offshore oil and gas production contributes to America’s Energy Future
Oil production from submerged federal lands, the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, accounted for 72 percent of all oil production from federal lands in 2016. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental… more
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BSEE Tropical Storm Cindy Activity Statistics: June 22, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in preparation for Tropical Storm Cindy. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (… more
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BSEE Tropical Storm Cindy Activity Statistics: June 21, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in preparation for Tropical Storm Cindy. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (… more
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BSEE Talks Energy Production, Safety, Environment at Capitol Hill Ocean Week
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement highlighted the agency’s priorities with attendees of the annual Capitol Hill Ocean Week, held Tuesday through Thursday… more