BSEE

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/three-agencies-sign-mou-on-offshore-safety-and-environmental-protection/

GAO slams BSEE and BOEM delays on offshore decommissioning

Number of wells and platforms in need of 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/

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