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News Items
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BSEE Proposes Rule to Further Strengthen Offshore Production Safety, Implement Best Practice
WASHINGTON— As part of President Obama’s commitment to promoting safe and responsible offshore oil and gas development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson… more
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Visual Observation Inside South Timbalier 220 Well
HOUMA, La. –The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate… more
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Drilling of Relief Well Begins at South Timbalier 220
HOUMA, La. –The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate… more
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Response Activities Continue on All Fronts at South Timbalier 220
HOUMA, La. –The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate… more
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Interior Officials Convene Safety Meeting
WASHINGTON-Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson and Acting Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals Management Tommy Beaudreau convened a meeting today in… more
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Well Intervention Work Moves Forward on All Fronts at South Timbalier 220
HOUMA, La. –The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate… more
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Preparations Continue for Well Intervention Work at South Timbalier 220
HOUMA, LA- The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate… more
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Response Activities Continue at South Timbalier 220
HOUMA, LA- Unified Command, comprised of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), continues oversight and… more
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Response Efforts Continue for Loss of Well Control Event
HOUMA, LA- The Unified Command, made up of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), continues oversight and… more
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BSEE Director Watson Overseeing Well Control Operation
WASHINGTON– Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson has been in Houston, Texas, and Houma, La., for the past two days overseeing critical efforts in response to a… more