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Feds begin probe of Gulf gas well blowout

Posted on July 29, 2013 at 5:42 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Accidents, featured, Gulf of Mexico Federal drilling regulators on Monday launched a formal investigation into the blowout of a gas well in the Gulf of Mexico last week that forced the evacuation of 44 workers and ignited a […]

Authorities See No Sheen Near Burning Gulf Rig

By Kevin McGill and Jane McCounnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An out-of-control natural gas well burned Wednesday off Louisiana hours after it ignited following a blowout, though authorities said there was no sign of a slick on the surface of the water. The Bureau of […]

BSEE, Coast Guard Provide Response Oversight to Rig Fire

NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing to oversee Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s response efforts to secure the natural gas well and extinguish the subsequent fire that started after the operator’s loss of well […]

Hercules Offshore Provides Update To Incident On Jackup Drilling Rig Hercules 265

HOUSTON, July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:  HERO) today provided updates to the incident aboard jackup drilling rig Hercules 265, a 250' mat-supported cantilevered unit, operating for Walter Oil & Gas Corporation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS lease block South Timbalier 220.  Late yesterday evening, the natural gas flowing from […]

BSEE Director James Watson to Join ABS

ABS, a leading provider of maritime classification services, announces that James A. Watson, Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will join ABS as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas Division on 2 September 2013. In this role, Watson will […]

Republicans press Interior on status of offshore drilling rule

By Ben Geman - 07/15/13 03:47 PM ET Eleven House Republicans are pressing the Interior Department for the status of long-planned rules that would toughen safety standards for subsea blowout preventers on offshore oil-and-gas rigs. The lawmakers, all members of energy-related committees, wrote a letter Friday to Interior’s […]

Offshore drilling chief to resign, take post at maritime firm

The Obama administration's top regulator for offshore drilling plans to resign by this fall, creating another high-level vacancy at the Interior Department as the administration continues its second term. Full Story

NOIA President Comments on the Impending Departure of BSEE Director James A. Watson

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org   NOIA President Comments on the Impending Departure of BSEE Director James A. Watson   Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement regarding the impending departure of […]

Feds hope more rigs will become deep-water reefs with new rules

Posted on June 27, 2013 at 11:26 am by Emily Pickrell in featured, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Old offshore oil platforms may be able to hang around in the Gulf of Mexico longer for fish and fishermen to enjoy, thanks to a federal overhaul of removal rules. Full Story

Revised Policies on Rigs to Reefs are a Step in the Right Direction

For Immediate Release:   Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org Revised Policies on Rigs to Reefs are a Step in the Right Direction Washington, D.C. –  NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement regarding BSEE’s Rigs to Reefs Interim […]
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