The Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) must move from a “pure” compliance-type of regulatory environment to “something that is a more goal-setting regulatory regime” in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), said the head of a committee established by the National Research Council (NRC), which issued a study Tuesday on offshore safety.
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Interior, Coast Guard Investigate ‘Light Sheen’ in GOM Deepwater
The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement was “taking steps” Thursday to identify the source of a “light sheen” sighted in the central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) said to be about 10 square-miles-long. The sheen was reportedly spotted near the Mars and Ursa deepwater production units, both operated by Royal Dutch Shell plc.
BP, Contractors Appeal Macondo-Related Violation Notices
BP plc, Halliburton Co. and Transocean Ltd. are appealing a series of notices issued by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) that found the companies violated federal offshore drilling regulations when the Macondo well blew out in April 2010.
FERC: BP Gamed Market at Houston Ship Channel
FERC’s Office of Enforcement said last Thursday it made a preliminary determination that units of BP plc violated Commission rules against manipulation of the natural gas market in a case involving trading at the Houston Ship Channel (HSC).
FERC: BP Gamed Market at Houston Ship Channel
FERC’s Office of Enforcement said Thursday it made a preliminary determination that units of BP plc violated Commission rules against manipulation of the natural gas market in a case involving trading at the Houston Ship Channel (HSC).
BOEM Completes Draft SEIS on Central Gulf Lease Sales
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Wednesday released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 216/222 in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico.
BOEM Bolsters Inspection Force in Gulf
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) has increased its inspection force of oil and natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by more than 40% since April 2010, according to the agency.
BOEM Finalizing GOM Lease Extension Plan
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) is finalizing a plan to extend deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for one year.
BOEM to Extend Some Deepwater Leases
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) is finalizing a plan to extend deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for one year.
BOEM Moves to Improve Permitting Process
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Friday announced “significant improvements” to speed up the oil and gas permit application process, at the same time issuing an update on permits approved since the moratorium on deepwater drilling was lifted in the Gulf of Mexico.