MARAD's Jaenichen to Open NAMEPA 'Winds of Change' Conference
Kevin Cook will discuss regulatory challenges followed by Allyson Anderson of BSEE who will address enforcement. Jim Wicklund of Credit Suisse will provide an overview on “oceans” of oil and gas, followed by NOIA President Randall Luthi discussing industry’s prospects and RADM James Watson of ABS on Class and Offshore. Jim Delgado of NOAA is the luncheon keynote speaker. The conference will be opened by Dick Alario, Chairman of NOIA and President/CEO of Key Energy Services. Registration for the “Winds of Shipping” event: http://www.cvent.com/d/04qllg/1Q To
Interior Officials Convene Safety Meeting
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson and Acting Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals Management Tommy Beaudreau convened a meeting today in Houston, Texas, with senior executives from the offshore oil and gas industry to continue the dialogue on improving safety in offshore operations, particularly in shallow water in the Gulf of Mexico. The meeting follows three loss of well control incidents in shallow water operations since February. All three incidents resulted in no significant injuries or pollution, but a November 2012 explosion that occurred
BSEE to Establish Ocean Energy Safety Institute
As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to domestic energy development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson today announced the Bureau is taking steps to establish an independent Ocean Energy Safety Institute (Institute) to further enhance safe and responsible operations across the offshore oil and gas industry. The Institute will provide a forum for dialogue, shared learning and cooperative research among academia, government, industry and other non-government organizations in offshore-related technologies and activities that ensure safe
Subsea Well Blowout Response Tested in GofM
, Noble Energy, Inc. and the Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG) participated in the exercise. A full-scale deployment of critical well control equipment was employed to assess Noble Energy’s ability to respond to a potential subsea blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. BSEE Director James Watson confirmed that the HWCG capping stack deployed for the exercise met the pressurization requirements of the drill scenario, marking successful completion of the exercise. The unannounced deployment drill, undertaken at the direction of BSEE, began April 30 to test the HWCG capping stack
February 2025
