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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is launching a safety initiative to bring critical information directly to offshore workers on the outer continental shelf. The BSEE!Safe program uses text messages to send links to its published Safety Alerts and Bulletins.

The new well control rule is evidence that memories of the Macondo blowout remain a powerful force for caution. Despite the rhetoric on both sides of this hot-button issue suggesting big changes, the final changes were incremental.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says its final well-control rule removes unnecessary regulatory burdens to responsible offshore development while maintaining safety and environmental protection.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says its staffing and inspections are up, while the environmental group Oceana says that oil and gas drillers have a financial incentive to ignore safety.

Ahead of the release of the Trump administration's changes to Obama-era rules governing offshore oil platforms, Michael Bromwich said he is worried. "I don't think they are in the public's interest," he said.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced updated Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems regulations. The revisions reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while ensuring that operations remain safe and environmentally responsible.

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s SafeOCS program has released its 2017 annual report on Blowout Prevention System Safety, noting 18 of 25 operators associated with rig operations in the Gulf of Mexico reported 1,129 equipment component failure events.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is proposing to update regulations covering offshore oil and gas drilling operations.

In an ongoing effort to increase responsible and efficient offshore energy operations, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has implemented a new quality-assurance process for reviewing and assessing its permitting systems.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released the panel investigation report on the 11 May 2016 subsea jumper leak on a platform operated by Shell Offshore. The leak from Green Canyon Block 248 occurred on Subsea Well 4, resulting in an estimated release of 1,926 bbl of oil.