The BSEE Office of Public Affairs provides information to the public, the media and to our external stakeholders including environmental organizations, industry, trade associations and academia. Check here often to access all BSEE press releases and media advisories regarding BSEE activities.
News Items
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BSEE Responds to Release of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS- The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responding to a two mile by thirteen mile sheen in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 97 miles south of Port Fourchon, LA. The… more
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BSEE Highlights Safety, Environmental Stewardship at Capitol Hill Ocean Week
WASHINGTON – More than 600 people gathered at the Newseum on May 7-9 to address the variety of challenges the world’s oceans face during Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), the Nation’s premier… more
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Interior Department Releases Final Well Control Regulations to Ensure Safe and Responsible Offshore Oil and Gas Development
WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Brian Salerno today announced final well control regulations to reduce the… more
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Crewmembers
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing crewmembers, Saturday at approximately 5:25 p.m., following a platform explosion approximately 20 miles southeast of Grand Isle… more
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BSEE, Arctic Council Work Group Address Oil Spill Risks
MONTREAL – To advance environmental stewardship in the Arctic, three senior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) officials traveled to Montreal June 13-15 for meetings in… more
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Interior Issues Final Regulations to Raise Safety & Environmental Standards for Any Future Exploratory Drilling in U.S. Arctic Waters
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Janice Schneider announced final regulations to ensure that any future exploratory… more
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BSEE to Hold Employment Open House in Houston
HOUSTON - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will hold an open house today at the Bureau's Engineering Technology Assessment Center (ETAC) in Houston. During the open house,… more
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BSEE Assists in Opening Oil Spill Response Test Burn Tank
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) helped oversee and execute a series of test in situ burns in the newly opened burn tank at the Joint Maritime Test Detachment in Mobile,… more
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BSEE Announces Investigation Panel for Offshore Fatality Incident
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) continues its investigation into the March 10, 2016 death in the Gulf of Mexico of Roy Miller, a Nabors Drilling offshore… more
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BSEE Responds to Report of Fatality in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responding to a reported fatality on Platform A, Green Canyon Block 18 in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 150 miles south… more