Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
New Offshore Drilling Regulator Takes Helm
Posted on August 26, 2013 by Jennifer A. Dlouhy Oil and gas companies drilling in U.S. waters have a new regulator in the nation’s capital, as a Coast Guard veteran formally took the helm of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement on Monday. Former […]
Greetings From New BSEE Director Brian Salerno
It is an honor to join BSEE today as the new Director. I am looking forward to working with the offshore community to ensure safe, secure, and environmentally sound offshore operations. In my previous positions with the US Coast Guard I had the privilege of […]
Company’s report blames contractor for fatal offshore blast
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy August 22, 2013 WASHINGTON - A fatal explosion on a Gulf of Mexico production platform last November was triggered by contractors conducting maintenance work at the site, according to an investigation commissioned by the Houston-based company that owned the facility. Federal […]
Feds push stricter rules for offshore oil and gas production systems
Posted on August 21, 2013 at 8:53 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a rule to tighten standards for oil and gas production systems used offshore, in a bid to keep pace with the industry’s march into deeper waters and more challenging […]
NOIA Applauds Selection of Vice Admiral Brian Salerno as Next Director of BSEE
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Selection of Vice Admiral Brian Salerno as Next Director of BSEE Washington, DC – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement applauding the selection of Vice […]
NOIA Statement on Offshore Safety Meeting Between Regulators and Industry
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 1, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Offshore Safety Meeting Between Regulators and Industry Washington, DC – Today, NOIA President Randall Luthi participated in a meeting of Interior Department officials and senior oil and […]
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 […]
