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October 2011

bullet BSEE Director Delivers Remarks at the International
Regulators Forum 2011 Global Offshore Safety Summit Conference (10-04-2011)
 
bullet Interior Department Reaffirms Alaska Oil and Gas Lease
Sale (10-03-2011)

September 2011

bullet BSEE and BOEM Officially Replace BOEMRE on October 1
(09-30-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Transitions Conservation Grant Program to Fish and Wildlife Service (09-29-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Announces Regulatory Authorities for New Agencies (09-29-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards Nearly $500,000 for Technical Study on Arctic Sea Ice (09-21-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $5.6 Million for Arctic Environmental Study
(09-20-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Holds First Post-Macondo Unannounced Spill Drill to Test Sub-sea Containment Response (09-19-2011)
 
bullet Secretary Salazar Names Michael R. Bromwich and Tommy P. Beaudreau to Lead New DOI Bureaus (09-16-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Hold Information Sessions in Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Offshore Wind Leasing Process (09-14-2011)
 
bullet Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report (09-14-2011)
 
bullet Salazar, Bromwich Announce Proposed Rule to Further Strengthen Workplace Safety in Offshore Oil and Gas Operations (09-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Delivers Final Speech Before Agency Reorganization (09-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Bromwich Names Key Career Leadership for New Agencies (09-12-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Lee Activity Statistics Update: September 9, 2011 (09-09-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Lee Activity Statistics Update: September 8, 2011 (09-08-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Lee Activity Statistics Update: September 7, 2011 (09-07-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Fund Clean-up of 400,000 Pounds of Debris from Alaska Coast (09-06-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Lee Activity Statistics Update: September 6, 2011 (09-06-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Lee Activity Statistics Update: September 5, 2011 (09-05-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Lee Activity Statistics Update: September 4, 2011 (09-04-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Depression 13 Activity Statistics Update: September 3, 2011 (09-03-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Depression 13 Activity Statistics Update: September 2, 2011 (09-02-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Invest 93 L Activity Statistics Update: September 1, 2011 (09-01-2011)

August 2011

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BOEMRE Continues Focus on Improved Efficiency of Plan and Permit Review Process (08-30-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Releases Study on Incorporating Climate Effects into Oil-Spill Risk Analysis (08-29-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Awards $400,000 for Rabbit Island Restoration
Project (08-25-2011)
 
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Salazar, Bromwich Announce Proposed Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale (08-19-2011)
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BOEMRE Releases Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193 (08-18-2011)
 
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Statement from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (08-18-2011)
 
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Interior Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts (08-17-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Awards $1.3 Million for Alabama Coastal Property Purchase (08-15-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Awards More Than $480,000 for Louisiana Restoration Projects (08-09-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Awards $1.6 Million for Alabama Projects (08-08-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Issues Conditional Approval for Shell Exploration Plan for Beaufort Sea (08-04-2011)

 
bullet BOEMRE Authorizes Offshore Sand Resources for Florida Shoreline Restoration (08-04-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Begins $650,000 Study of Coastal and Marine Archaeological Sites along the Pacific Coast (08-03--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Provide Sand Resources for Shoreline Restoration at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (08-03--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Completes Final Supplemental EIS for Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale (08-03--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Initiates Study on Regulating Worker Safety in Offshore Renewable Energy Operations (08-01--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Don Activity Statistics Update: August 01, 2011 (08-01--2011)

July 2011

bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Don Activity Statistics Update: July 31, 2011 (07-31--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Don Activity Statistics Update: July 30, 2011 (07-30--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Don Activity Statistics Update: July 29, 2011 (07-29--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Tropical Storm Don Activity Statistics Update: July 28, 2011 (07-28--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE and Coast Guard Sign Agreement Outlining Roles for Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (07-27--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Authorizes Offshore Sand Resources for Shoreline Restoration in Florida (07-22--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $3.7 Million for Alabama Facility (07-20--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $200,000 for California Ocean Public Awareness Campaign (07-19--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards More Than $1.9 Million for Mississippi Projects (07-19--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Delivers Opening Remarks for Renewable Energy Workshop (07-14--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Analyzing Proposed Wind Energy Areas Offshore NJ, DE, MD, and VA (07-011--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Completes Study of Undersea Power Cables
 (07-07--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $300,000 for Louisiana Coastal Management Plan (07-07--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $1 Million for Mississippi Waterfront Land
 (07-06--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $532,000 for Louisiana Projects (07-06--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Seeks Public Comment to Inform New Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment (07-05--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Releases Report Examining Methods of Locating Gas Hydrate Deposits (07-05--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $1.3 Million for Louisiana Preservation Project(07-05--2011)
 
bullet NOAA, BOEMRE and Fish and Wildlife Service Advance Nation’s Largest Survey of Marine Protected Species (07-01--2011)

June 2011

bullet BOEMRE Completes Draft Supplemental EIS for Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale (06-29--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Increases Maximum Civil Penalty Amounts (06-29--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Announces Second Meeting of Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee (06-24--2011)
 
bullet USGS Arctic Study Evaluates Science and Knowledge Gaps for OCS Energy Development (06-23--2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Delivers Remarks at World National Oil Companies Congress (06-22--2011)
 
bullet Interior Implements Steps to Increase Responsible Domestic Energy Production (06-16-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $467,500 for Mississippi Projects (06-15-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $1.8 Million in Grants to Alabama (06-15-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $432,000 for Louisiana Restoration Projects
 (06-14-2011)
bullet BOEMRE Awards $1.1 Million to Texas (06-14-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Strengthens Offshore Inspections Program (06-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE, NOAA and USGS Launch Maritime Science Expedition Off Mid-Atlantic Coast Aboard the Research Ship Nancy Foster (06-09-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Issues Guidelines to Offshore Oil and Gas Operators on Reporting the Effects of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
(06-03-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Implements Changes to Improve Efficiency of Permit Review Process (06-03-2011)

May 2011

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BOEMRE Names New Alaska Regional Director (05-25-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Releases Report of Investigation into Fire on Mariner Energy’s Vermilion 380 A Platform (05-25-2011)
 
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BOEMRE and NOAA to Increase Coordination, Collaboration on Offshore Energy Development and Environmental Stewardship (05-23-2011)
 
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BOEMRE Awards $530,462 in Grants for California County Projects (05-23-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Marine Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Offshore Florida (05-23-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Releases Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193
 (05-20-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Scientific Committee Discusses Increased, Improved Use of Science in Offshore Energy Development (05-19-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Exploration Plan Supported by Post-Deepwater Horizon Environmental Review (05-17-2011)
 
bullet Salazar, Hayes, Bromwich Testify on Safe, Responsible Domestic Oil and Gas Production (05-17-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $2.9 Million for Mississippi Park Boardwalk
 (05-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Seeking Accident Investigation Board Chief (05-13-2011)
 
bullet Salazar, Bromwich Announce Elimination of Redundant Step for Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing (05-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Exploration Plan Supported by Post-Deepwater Horizon Environmental Review (05-11-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Seeking Senior Executives for New Bureaus (05-06-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Discusses the Future of Offshore Oil and Gas Development in the U.S. at Offshore Technology Conference
(05-02-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Announces It Will Reduce Area Offshore Massachusetts Under Consideration for Commercial Wind Energy Leasing (05-02-2011)

April 2011

bullet BOEMRE to Hire Regional Leadership for New Bureau (04-27-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE's Outer Continental Shelf - Scientific Committee to Hold Public Meeting (04-26-2011)
 
bullet Salazar, Bromwich Announce $25.8 Million Award for Louisiana Coastal Protection Project (04-22-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards More Than $6.9 Million for Alabama Conservation Project (04-21-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Completes Draft Supplemental EIS for Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale (04-19-2011)
 
bullet Salazar Announces Approval of Cape Wind Energy Project Construction and Operations Plan (04-19-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Initiates “Smart from the Start” Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Development Offshore New Jersey (04-19-2011)
 
bullet Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee Sets Goals, Agenda (04-18-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Seeking First-Time Environmental Enforcement Officer and Chief of Regulations (04-15-2011)
 
bullet Ministerial Forum Seeks Global Solutions to Deepwater Drilling Safety, Containing Blowouts (04-14-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $600,000 for Louisiana Ridge, Marsh Restoration (04-13-2011)
 
bullet Salazar, Bromwich Recruit Tulane Students to Public Service, Visit Deepwater Facility, Discuss Ongoing Oil and Gas Safety Reforms (04-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $1.1 Million for Mississippi Harbor (04-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $858,900 to Study Health of Important Subsistence Fish Populations in Alaska (04-12-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $200,000 for Mississippi Schools (04-12-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Operations for Tenth Deepwater Well
(04-08-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Announces New Key Positions to Further Regulatory Reform (04-08-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Operations for Ninth Deepwater Well
(04-07-2011)
 
bullet Salazar to Convene Ministerial Forum on Offshore Drilling, Blowout Containment (04-01-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $1.5 Million in Grants for California Coastal County Projects (04-01-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Operations for Eighth Deepwater Well
(04-01-2011)

March 2011

bullet BOEMRE and Oregon Form Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force (03-31-2011)
 
bullet Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee  to Hold First Meeting
(03-31-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Deepwater Drilling Permit for New Well included in First Approved Exploration Plan (03-30-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves $3 Million in Grants for California State Projects (03-29-2011)
 
bullet DOI Releases Report on Unused Oil and Gas Leases (03-29-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Aggressively Recruit Environmental Scientists
(03-29-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Issues Guidance for Offshore Deepwater Drillers to Comply with Safety and Containment Requirements (03-28-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Sixth Deepwater Drilling Permit that Meets New Safety Standards (03-25-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $976,176 Grant to Mat-Su Borough for High-Quality Aerial Imagery of Coastal Zone (03-25-2011)
 
bullet Interior Initiates Process for First “Smart from the Start” Lease for Commercial Wind Power Offshore Delaware (03-24-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Fifth Deepwater Drilling Permit that Meets New Safety Standards (03-24-2011)
 
bullet The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to Conduct Seventh Session of the Joint Investigation into the Deepwater Horizon Incident Focused on Blowout Preventer
(03-22-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Additional Deepwater Drilling Permit that Meets New Safety Standards (03-22-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Highlights Role of Environmental Reviews, Announces Science Recruitment Tour at Information Transfer Meeting (03-22-2011)
 
bullet Interior Approves First Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Exploration Plan with Post-Deepwater Horizon Environmental Review
(03-21-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves Third Deepwater Drilling Permit to Meet New Safety Standards (03-18-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves First-Ever Use of Deepwater Floating Production Storage Offloading Facility in Gulf of Mexico
(03-17-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $225,000 in Grants for Mississippi Projects
(03-15-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $63,600 Grant for Louisiana Airport Access Road (03-14-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Calls for Public Input on Proposed 2012-2017 Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales (03-14-2011)
 
bullet Salazar Names Members of Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee to Guide Oil and Gas Regulatory Program Reform (03-11-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Awards $1.3 million in Grants for Louisiana (03-07-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Hold Industry Workshop on Plan Processing
(03-07-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Releases Report of Investigation on BP’s Atlantis Platform (03-04-2011)

February 2011

bullet BOEMRE Approves First Deepwater Drilling Permit To Meet Important New Safety Standards in Gulf of Mexico (02-28-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Initiates Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Development Offshore Massachusetts (02-24-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Hold Public Workshop on Offshore Energy Regulations (02-22-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Produces Comprehensive Fish Survey of Beaufort Sea (02-16-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE, Florida Sign Agreement to Replenish Florida Community (02-16-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Undertakes Conventional Rulemaking Process to Eliminate Redundant Step for OCS Renewable Energy Leasing (02-15-2011)
 
bullet President’s FY 2012 Budget Includes $358.4 Million for BOEMRE Reorganization and Reforms to Strengthen Offshore Energy Management and Regulation (02-14-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Discusses Strengthened Oversight of Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Development at the Baker Institute's Energy Forum (02-11-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves $100,000 CIAP Grant for Vermilion Parish
 (2-10-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Begins Environmental Reviews for Proposed 2012-2017 Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales (2-08-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Activities on the Atlantic OCS (2-08-2011)
 
bullet Salazar, Chu Announce Major Offshore Wind Initiatives
(2-07-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Discusses Future of Offshore Renewable Energy at Offshore Wind Power Conference (2-01-2011)

January 2011

bullet UPDATE: BOEMRE Continuing to Respond to Natural Gas Leak in the Gulf of Mexico (1-29-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Calls for Public Comment to Inform Deepwater Environmental Assessment (1-28-2011)
 
bullet UPDATE: BOEMRE Continuing to Respond to Natural Gas Leak in the Gulf of Mexico (1-27-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Calls for Nominations for Offshore Energy Safety Advisory Committee (1-24-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE to Undertake Conventional Rulemaking Process for Offshore Renewable Energy Rule (1-24-2011)
 
bullet UPDATE: BOEMRE Continuing to Respond to Natural Gas Leak in the Gulf of Mexico (1-20-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Discusses Responsible Stewardship of U.S. Offshore Energy Development at the National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment (1-19-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE and North Carolina Form Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force (1-19-2011)
 
bullet Salazar, Bromwich Announce Next Steps in Overhaul of Offshore Energy Oversight and Management (1-19-2011)
 
bullet UPDATE: BOEMRE Continuing to Respond to Natural Gas Leak in the Gulf of Mexico (1-18-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Responds to Report of Natural Gas Leak in the Gulf of Mexico (1-17-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Director Discusses Strengthened Oversight of Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Development at Gulf Oil Spill Series
 (1-13-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Approves $150,000 in Grants for Mississippi (1-11-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Provides Additional Clarity for Certain Activities Suspended under the Deepwater Moratorium (1-03-2011)
 
bullet BOEMRE Plans Meetings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed 2012-2017 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (1-03-2011)
 

 

BSEE Director Delivers Remarks at the International Regulators Forum 2011 Global Offshore Safety Summit Conference
 

Interior Department Reaffirms Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale
 

BSEE and BOEM Officially Replace BOEMRE on October 1
 

BOEMRE Holds First Post-Macondo Unannounced Spill Drill to Test Sub-sea Containment Response

 

Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report