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News Items
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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
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Hurricane Gustav/Hurricane Ike Activity Statistics Update – December 03, 2008
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are reboarding platforms and restoring production following both Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. The Minerals Management Service is… more
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BSEE to Establish Ocean Energy Safety Institute
WASHINGTON —As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to domestic energy development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson today announced the… more
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BSEE Announces Final Safety Culture Policy Statement
WASHINGTON- As part of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) commitment to promoting offshore safety at all levels, at all times, Director James Watson today released the Bureau… more
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BSEE and Coast Guard Sign Agreement to Improve Offshore Oversight
Houston- Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio announced today at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston… more
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BSEE, Noble Energy and Helix Well Containment Group Successfully Complete Deepwater Well Containment Exercise
WASHINGTON—The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Noble Energy, Inc. and the Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG) today announced the successful… more