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News Items
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Top Prize at Offshore Technology Challenge Awarded to College Station High School Students
HOUSTON – Today, a team of eight students from College Station High School in College Station emerged victorious from the second annual High School Offshore and Technology Stars Challenge, which was… more
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BSEE Funds Oil Spill Research to Measure Dispersant Effectiveness
San Ramon, CA - Highlighting research projects funded by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, engineer Suzanne Chang discussed 13 recently completed and ongoing studies Tuesday at the… more
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Model Advances Analysis of Offshore BOP Closure during Extreme Pressure and Flow Conditions
HOUSTON – A new modelling approach developed and validated by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) presents a major step forward in understanding how offshore blowout preventers (BOPs) are likely… more
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Early Kick Detection Identified as Key to Preventing Loss of Well Control
HOUSTON - According to a risk model presented at the Ocean Energy Safety Institute’s (OESI) Public Technology Assessment Program Forum today, earlier kick detection during offshore oil and gas… more
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BSEE Inspects Hess's Stampede Topsides
HOUMA, La. – Hess Corp.’s Stampede tension leg platform moved one step closer to production Wednesday following completion of the Feb. 5-8 initial pre-production inspection of the topsides by the… more
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BSEE Uses Research Findings in Planning for Spill Response
NEW ORLEANS - Federal responses to environmental incidents rely on the latest research results, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) John Caplis told… more
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BSEE and USCG Sign Multiple Agreements to Increase Collaboration
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) signed four revised memorandums of agreement (MOAs) this week in order to improve regulatory… more
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BSEE and Coast Guard Respond to Pipeline Release in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to a release of gas and condensate from a pipeline at West Cameron 165 in the… more
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BSEE and OESI Host Public Forum in February
HOUSTON - The Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) in conjunction with the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will hold a public forum on February 17 to discuss recently completed… more
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