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News Items
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to Launch Pilot Risk-Based Inspection Program for Offshore Facilities
WASHINGTON- In an effort to improve its focus on offshore oil and gas facilities that exhibit a number of distinguishing risk factors, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is… more
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On The Hill: Salerno Testifies in Front of Senate Committee
WASHINGTON - This morning, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Brian Salerno testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the Well Control… more
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Salerno Op-Ed: Proposed well standards bring accountability to offshore safety
WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published today in the Houston Chronicle's FuelFix, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Brian Salerno writes that the focal point of numerous… more
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BSEE Participates in Circumpolar Gap Analysis Workgroup
COPENHANGEN, Denmark - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement staff from the Oil Spill Preparedness Division attended an international workshop last month that focused on how Arctic… more
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Offshore Operator Agrees to More Than $41 Million in Penalties for Unauthorized Oil Discharges and Improper Operations in Gulf of Mexico
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Settles BSEE and EPA Claims in Joint Judicial Enforcement Action under Clean Water Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act In the continuing joint enforcement action by the… more
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New Technology Readiness Levels Discussed at BSEE Oil Spill Research Facility
LEONARDO, N.J.-Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) staff participated in a workgroup meeting at the bureau's Ohmsett facility in Leonardo, N.J., as part of the workgroup’s efforts… more
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BSEE Director Observes Veterans Day
WASHINGTON - During the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Veterans Day program last week, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director and retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice… more
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Letter of Intent Heralds Era of Increased Cooperation Between U.S.-Mexico Offshore Regulators
WASHINGTON – Today, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Mexico’s National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbons Sector (ASEA) signed… more
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Interior Department Cancels Arctic Offshore Lease Sales
Washington, D.C. – In light of current market conditions and low industry interest, the U.S. Department of the Interior today announced that it will cancel the two potential Arctic offshore lease… more
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Applications Accepted Now through November 12
WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced its search to fill an important senior leadership position within the bureau. The position to be filled is the… more