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News Items
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BSEE Oversees Shell Arctic Capping Stack Test
SEATTLE— As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska… more
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June 27, 2012- BSEE Tropical Storm Debby Final Activity Statistics Update
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs, and restoring production following Tropical Storm Debby. The Bureau of Safety and… more
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Ministerial Forum on Offshore Energy Safety in Norway
TRONDHEIM, NORWAY — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined senior foreign government officials and oil and gas industry leaders in a Ministerial Forum on Offshore Energy Safety in… more
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June 26, 2012- Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities are Being Monitored by Hurricane Response Team
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Debby. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (… more
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June 25, 2012- Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities are Being Monitored by Hurricane Response Team
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Debby. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (… more
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June 24, 2012- Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities are Being Monitored by Hurricane Response Tea
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Invest 96 L. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)… more
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June 23, 2012- Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities are Being Monitored by Hurricane Response Tea
NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Invest 96 L. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane… more
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Director Watson Completes Safety Review Visits to Shell’s Drilling Rigs, Capping Stack
PORTLAND, Ore. —As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director… more
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BSEE Oversees Arctic Oil Spill Response Exercise
WASHINGTON —Officials from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) participated yesterday in an all-day table top exercise designed to simulate the response to a well blowout in the… more
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Salazar Directs Deepwater Oil and Gas Containment Exercise MWCC to Deploy Capping Stack for Exercise in the Gulf
WASHINGTON —As part of the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the oil and gas industry’s ability to respond in the event of a deepwater blowout and ensure that offshore oil and gas… more