NOIA ready to work with Biden pick for Secretary of the Interior

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) says it is “ready to work with” Representative Deb Haaland, who will be President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee as the next Secretary of the Interior. Two key

Gulf Coast prepares for Hurricane Sally

The Gulf Coast was today continuing to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Sally. Yesterday, the Captains of the Port had set Port Condition Zulu for both the Port of New Orleans

BSEE seeks changes to rules put in place after Deepwater Horizon

DECEMBER 29, 2017 — In what is widely seen as an attempt to roll back safety measures put in place after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

BSEE issues safety alert following drillship fatality

DECEMBER 7, 2017 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a safety alert following a fatality that occurred December 2 onboard the Petrobras 10,000 drillship, owned by Transocean

GOM rig activity returning to normal after Harvey

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017— The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) reports that offshore oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs and beginning to

Platforms and rigs evacuated as Tropical Depression 9 builds

AUGUST 29, 2016 — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Depression No. 9. The Bureau of Safety and

U.S. publishes Final Rule on Arctic OCS drilling

JULY 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of the Interior has released final regulations for any future exploratory drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS.) “With the United States

Current offshore designs can handle Arctic ice

APRIL 25, 2016 — Current offshore structural designs can successfully survive sea ice demands under extreme Arctic conditions, according to a research study carried out by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental

Industry cautious on well control final rule

APRIL 15, 2015 — Six years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has announced final well control regulations to reduce the risk of an offshore oil

BSEE investigates offshore platform fatality

MARCH 14, 2014 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said Friday that it was responding to a reported fatality on Platform A, Green Canyon Block 18 in the Gulf

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