Readout from BSEE Director Watson Visit to Port Fourchon
2012-01-25
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE) Director James A. Watson today visited Port Fourchon, La., to
meet with industry representatives, the Port Commission, and the Presidents of
Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. Director Watson discussed the recent creation
of BSEE, the continued effort to enhance offshore safety and environmental
protections, and the bureau's continued work on enhanced
regulations.
"BSEE is committed to the Administration’s goal of
expanding safe and responsible development of our offshore domestic resources,
and we continue to take steps to improve the safety of offshore oil and gas
activities," Director Watson said. "This starts with clear, understandable
regulations. It also includes consistency in executing our compliance and
enforcement authorities. We are encouraged by the additional activity in the
Gulf, and are focused on making sure these activities take place safely and
responsibly. Industry has gained confidence and is making significant
investments in both shallow and deep water, and we will continue to work with
industry to make sure this progress continues. The lessons of Deepwater
Horizon must stay front and center so that worker safety
and protection of the environment remain
paramount."