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 Invites Public Comment on Study for Decommissioning Oil and Gas Infrastructure Off California Coast
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement invites the public to comment on a proposal to conduct a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for decommissioning oil and… more
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BSEE Revises Regulations for Maximum Daily Civil Penalty Fines
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today announced revisions to the regulations for maximum daily civil penalties that may be imposed on producers for violations under… more
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BSEE Publishes Investigation Report of Deepwater Asgard Incident; Issues New Guidance to Operators for Added Safety
(HOUMA, La.) – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today released the results of its investigation of the Oct. 28, 2020 incident when the Transocean Drillship Deepwater Asgard… more
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President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Makes Significant Investments in Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022, which includes $253.4 million to support the Bureau of Safety and Environmental… more
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BSEE Establishes Panel to Investigate Fatal Incident on Offshore Platform in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Gulf of Mexico has established a panel to investigate a fatality that occurred Saturday, May 15, at Eugene Island Block 158, Platform… more
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BSEE Conducts Pre-production Inspection of BP Platform
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Production Engineer Marvin Montgomery, from the BSEE Houma District, inspects safety components during a pre-production inspection on the Argos, a 60,… more
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National Academies Publish BSEE-Sponsored Study on its Inspection Program
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today received a Consensus Study Report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that evaluated BSEE… more
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BSEE Panel Investigates Fatality at Eugene Island Area Block 331 and Recommends Added Safety Measures
WASHINGTON −The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today released the report of its panel investigation into a May 29, 2019 fatality aboard the Renaissance Offshore, LLC Eugene… more
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BSEE Develops State-Of-The-Art Online Resource for Greater Collaboration with Stakeholders in the Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON – Increasing transparency through collaboration and data dissemination, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently developed a web-based, state-of-the-art Offshore… more
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BSEE and BOEM Formalize Offshore Renewable Energy Responsibilities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) agreed to a framework for coordination in… more