The BSEE Office of Public Affairs provides information to the public, the media and to our external stakeholders including environmental organizations, industry, trade associations and academia. Check here often to access all BSEE press releases and media advisories regarding BSEE activities.
News Items
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BSEE Tropical Storm Isaac Activity Statistics: August 27, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)… more
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BSEE Tropical Storm Isaac Activity Statistics: August 26, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)… more
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BSEE Tropical Storm Isaac Activity Statistics: August 25, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)… more
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BSEE Releases Offshore Drilling Safety Rule
WASHINGTON- As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to expanding safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental… more
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Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee to Hold Public Meeting
WASHINGTON- Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James A. Watson today announced that the Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee (OESC) will hold its fifth public meeting on… more
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BSEE Issues Notice to Lessees on Oil Spill Response Plans
WASHINGTON- In an effort to provide greater clarity and consistency, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today issued a Notice to Lessees (NTL) to the offshore oil and natural… more
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Federal Mapping Tool That Aided First Responders in Gulf Spill Expanded to Arctic
A new federal interactive online mapping tool used by emergency responders during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been expanded to include the Arctic, and will help address numerous challenges in… more
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BSEE Announces Successful Completion of Deepwater Well Containment Exercise in the Gulf
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today announced the successful completion of the first-ever, full-scale deployment of critical well control equipment to… more
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BSEE Launches Deepwater Oil and Gas Containment Exercise
WASHINGTON —The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today initiated the first ever drill designed to deploy critical pieces of state-of-the-art well control equipment to the ultra-… more
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BSEE Awards Contract to Manage Ohmsett Facility
WASHINGTON —The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today awarded a contract to Mar Inc. for the maintenance and operation of the bureau’s oil spill response research and testing… more