HOUSTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) rolled out new rules for U.S. offshore drillers on Tuesday, as breakthrough technology enables them to operate under extreme subsea pressures and…
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Biden Administration Awards Contract to Decommission Orphaned Pipelines in Gulf of Mexico
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has taken a significant step in addressing legacy pollution off the Texas coast. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s environmental cleanup efforts,…
Vineyard Wind releases update on blade failure incident response
Continuing their response to the July 13 blade failure incident that saw shattered pieces of a giant wind turbine blade wash ashore on Nantucket beaches, wind farm developer Vineyard Wind and turbine manufacturer GE Vernova have undertaken controlled cutting on remaining portion of the shattered blade
Vineyard Wind suspends power production following blade failure incident
“The controlled cutting operations, which took place on Sunday, August 11 and Monday, August 12, 2024, have removed a...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/vineyard-wind-releases-update-on-blade-failure-incident-response/
Vineyard Wind suspends power production following blade failure incident
Following an offshore wind turbine blade failure incident on July 13 that left large pieces of debris on Nantucket beaches, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has ordered the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm to suspend power production and turbine installation.”
“Following the July 13, 2024, blade failure incident at Vineyard Wind, BSEE has issued a Suspension Order to Vineyard Wind to cease power production from all its wind turbine generators until it can be determined...
VIDEO: ECO Edison arrives in ProvPort
Ørsted and Eversource last week marked another milestone for Revolution Wind, when Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, BOEM director Elizabeth Klein, BSEE director Kevin M. Sligh, Sr., and other federal, state and local officials and community members joined Ørsted and Eversource in ProvPort, June 13, to highlight the significant progress of Revolution Wind’s offshore construction — and to get a first hand look at Eco Edison, the first U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-crewed service operations vessel.
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/video-eco-edison-arrives-in-provport/
Could new BOEM rule accelerate GOM decommissioning activity?
Back in January, the Government Accountability Office issued a report criticizing two U.S. Department of the Interior agencies (BOEM and BSEE) for delays in the decommissioning of end-of-life offshore wells and platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In its report the GAO said that, as of June 2023, more than 2,700 Gulf wells and 500 platforms were overdue for decommissioning — an important market for a number of specialist offshore service providers.
GAO said that delays can increase...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/could-new-boem-rule-accelerate-gom-decommissioning-activity/
Seatrium AmFELS launches first U.S.-built WTIV
Virginia power utility Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has marked two milestones. In the first of these, its Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Charybdis is now in the water at the Seatrium AmFELS shipyard, in Brownsville, Texas. In the second, CVOW has received a final construction air permit from the Environmental Protection Agency. This is the 11th and final federal permit required to begin offshore construction and...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/seatrium-amfels-launches-first-u-s-built-wtiv/
Three agencies sign MOU on offshore safety and environmental protection
To strengthen interagency cooperation in the advancement of safe and environmentally sustainable non-mineral (renewable) energy development, including offshore wind, on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)with two Department of the Interior bureaus: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The MOU will serve as a guide for coordination of respective roles...
GAO slams BSEE and BOEM delays on offshore decommissioning
Worldwide, decommissioning of end-of-life offshore wells and platforms is an important market for a number of specialist offshore service providers. A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that the U.S. market could be a whole lot bigger but for inaction by two U.S. Department of the Interior Agencies: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
According to GAO, as of June 2023, more than 2,700...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/gao-slams-bsee-and-boem-delays-on-offshore-decommissioning/
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Workers Falling Victim to Heat-Related Illness as Temps Soar
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a heat advisory for offshore workers as some workers have fallen victim to heat-related illnesses. The…