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News Items
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OTC Session Highlights BSEE’S Perspective on Offshore Safety Collaboration and Oversight
HOUSTON –This morning, BSEE Chief of Offshore Regulatory Programs Doug Morris discussed offshore collaboration and oversight during a breakfast panel discussion with Carlos de Regules Ruiz-Funes… more
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BSEE Attends Wind Energy Conference as Oversight Role Builds
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is attending the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) annual conference in New Orleans May 23-26 as part of its… more
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BSEE Participates in International Regulators Forum Midyear Meeting at OTC
HOUSTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) hosted representatives from Australia, Canada, Mexico, and Norway at the International Regulators’ Forum (IRF) 2016 Midyear… more
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BSEE Announces Investigation Panel for Oil Release in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is continuing its investigation of the oil release from Shell Offshore Inc.’s Glider Field on May 12. The Glider Field, located… more
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BSEE Continues Oversight of Source Control Work in Gulf of Mexico Release of Oil
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) continues its oversight of the source control efforts for the oil release in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 97 miles… more
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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