BSEE Proposes New Rules For Offshore Operations
Posted on Apr 13, 2015 in Energy/Environmental, Process Safety, Workplace Safety | Comments Off on BSEE Proposes New Rules For Offshore Operations
Earlier today, the U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), announced new proposed regulations for offshore oil and gas operations. The proposed regulations focus on blowout prevention requirements and well design, well control, casing, cementing, real-time well monitoring, and subsea containment. Specifically, the proposed rulemaking would adopt new requirements for blowout prevention systems, revise requirements for Deepwater Operations Plans required to be submitted to BSEE, institute new rules for safe drilling margins, source control, and other areas. The proposed regulations are available here.
