Offshore Oil and Gas Permitting

Offshore Oil and Gas Permitting
Author: U. S. Department U.S. Department of the Interior
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-06-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781511741071

The objective of this evaluation is to assess the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's (BSEE) effectiveness and efficiency in reviewing and approving oil and gas permits on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), as well as to follow up on the seven permitting recommendations from our 2010 OCS report.

Review of Offshore Oil and Gas Programs and Laws

Review of Offshore Oil and Gas Programs and Laws
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1990
Genre: Natural gas in submerged lands
ISBN:

Modernizing the U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Inspection Program for Increased Agility and Safety Vigilance

Modernizing the U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Inspection Program for Increased Agility and Safety Vigilance
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021
Genre: Industrial safety
ISBN:

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), in seeking to augment and improve its offshore oil and gas inspection program, should focus less on inspecting all oil platforms and become more outcome-based by focusing on the riskiest entities. These are among the findings in TRB Special Report 338: Modernizing the U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Inspection Program for Increased Agility and Safety Vigilance, from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Given the expectation that it inspect each offshore facility at least once per year, BSEE faces many challenges as it seeks to fulfill its stated mission “to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources through vigorous regulatory oversight.” Although BSEE has taken a number of initiatives to meet these challenges, it faces many constraints and will need to make many strategic-level choices to innovate and evolve its inspection program to keep pace with the continually changing offshore energy landscape.

OCS Oil and Gas

OCS Oil and Gas
Author: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1974
Genre: Gas well drilling
ISBN:

Offshore Oil and Gas Development

Offshore Oil and Gas Development
Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781974558414

"Interest has re-emerged in developing oil and gas in the nation's offshore areas, such as the North Aleutian Basin. Located on the outer continental shelf (OCS) where the Aleutian Islands meet the Alaskan mainland around Bristol Bay, the basin may contain sizable oil and gas deposits, although the area's environmental and cultural sensitivity has made oil and gas development in the area controversial. The Alaska OCS Region within the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) oversees oil and gas development in this offshore area.GAO was asked to examine issues related to oil and gas development in the North Aleutian Basin. This report (1) describes the basin's estimated quantities of oil and gas and needed infrastructure; (2) identifies steps MMS is to take to meet federal requirements for oil and gas development; and (3) identifies challenges, if any, MMS faces in meeting these requirements in its Alaska OCS Region. GAO analyzed laws and documents and interviewed representatives from MMS, other federal agencies, state agencies, industry, and other stakeholders. "