New offshore permitting process

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced March 26 that it had implemented a new quality assurance process for reviewing and assessing its permitting systems for offshore energy operations. The new directive, issued by BSEE’s Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs, requires the agency to conduct periodic review and assessment of permitting processes for consistency, timeliness and efficiency across the various districts and regions within the agency. (Source: Work Boat 03/27/18)