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News Items
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BSEE & Coast Guard Confirm that Well Flow has Stopped
NEW ORLEANS- The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed this morning that the leaking natural gas well 55 miles offshore Louisiana has bridged over… more
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Response Coordination Continues for Loss of Well Control Event and Rig Fire
HOUMA, LA - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter) have stood up a Unified Command to continue overseeing and… more
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BSEE, Coast Guard Continue Response Coordination for Loss of Well Control Event and Rig Fire
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing to oversee Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s response efforts to secure the natural… more
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BSEE, Coast Guard Provide Response Oversight to Rig Fire
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing to oversee Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s response efforts to secure the natural… more
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BSEE and Coast Guard Respond to Well Control Event in Gulf of Mexico, 55 Miles offshore Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS- The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U. S. Coast Guard have stood up a Command Center in their continued response to the loss of well control… more
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UPDATE: BSEE, Coast Guard Continuing to Respond to Loss of Well Control in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS- The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is continuing to oversee Energy Resource Technology, LLC’s (ERT) source control efforts to stop the flow of gas and kill the… more
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Coast Guard, BSEE respond to loss of well control in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS- The Coast Guard and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are responding to a loss of well control event at Ship Shoal Block 225 Platform B, a natural gas and crude oil… more
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BSEE Revises 'Rigs to Reefs' Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today posted a revised internal policy for evaluating proposals to convert obsolete, offshore oil and natural gas… more
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BSEE to Host Offshore Energy Hurricane Preparedness and Response Forum
WASHINGTON— As part of its on-going efforts to improve the safety of offshore oil and gas operations, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will host a public forum on offshore… more
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BSEE and Coast Guard Sign Memorandum of Agreement for Regulating Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
WASHINGTON- Today, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for regulating… more