Offshore Incident Archive
Fieldwood Energy, LLC. | Fatality on West Delta (WD) Block 105, Platform E | November 20, 2014 |
An explosion occurred offshore in the Gulf of Mexico shortly after 2:30 p.m. on November 20, 2014, while Turnkey Cleaning Services GOM (Turnkey) personnel were cleaning an electrostatic heater treater at the West Delta (WD) 105 E platform for Fieldwood Energy LLC (Fieldwood). The explosion caused fatal injuries to a Turnkey Supervisor, and injured others in the vicinity of the heater treater. | ||
BSEE Releases Panel Investigation Report into Platform Explosion | November 10, 2016 | News Brief |
Statement on West Delta 105 Fatality from BSEE Director | November 10, 2016 | Correspondence |
Panel Report on West Delta 105 Facility | November 10, 2016 | Report |
BSEE Investigating Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico | November 21, 2014 | News Brief |
Taylor Energy | Oil Discharge on Missippi Canyon -20A | 2008 to present |
Taylor Energy/Mississippi Canyon 20 (MC20) Oil Discharge | ||
Incident Archive - Taylor Energy (Mississippi Canyon) Oil Spill - U.S. Coast Guard Fact Sheet | May 13, 2015 | |
Taylor Energy Oil Discharge at MC-20 Site and Ongoing Response Efforts |
Black Elk Energy | Platform Fire on West Delta 32 | November 16,2012 |
On November 16, 2012, at around 9:00 a.m., an explosion and fire occurred on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico operated by Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations (Black Elk). The explosion and fire, which occurred during welding work that was being conducted as part of construction operations, resulted in the deaths of three individuals who were working on the platform), serious injuries to others, and the discharge of pollutants into the Gulf of Mexico. | ||
BSEE Action History for Black Elk | November 16, 2012 | Status Report |
Statement on Black Elk Platform Fire from BSEE Director James A. Watson | November 17, 2012 | News Brief |
BSEE Update on Black Elk Platform Fire Investigation | November 19, 2012 | News Brief |
BSEE Gulf Letter to Black Elk Requiring Performance Improve Plan | November 21, 2012 | Correspondence |
BSEE Issues Letter to Black Elk Regarding Performance | November 21, 2012 | Press Release |
Black Elk Energy West Delta 32 Inspection History | November 30, 2012 | Report |
Black Elk Performance Improvement Plan | December 14, 2012 | Correspondence |
BSEE Status on Black Elk Investigation | August 8, 2013 | News Brief |
BSEE Gulf Black Elk Performance Improvement Plan Status | September 2013 | News Brief |
2013-002 BSEE Panel Investigation - Black Elk Final Report | November 14, 2013 | Report |
BSEE Director's Statement on Black Elk Report | November 2013 | Report |
Talos Energy LLC | Platform "A", Vermillion Block 200 | October 27, 2013 |
On October 27, 2013, a fatal incident occurred on the “A” Platform, of Vermilion Block 200, Lease number OCS-G 9500. This location is approximately 53 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. At approximately 7:05 p.m., a 130 ton dry oil storage tank skid assembly, consisting of one (1) 16 feet diameter x 85 feet long horizontal cylindrical tank and two (2) 83 feet long flare booms mounted to and extending away from the skid at a 17-degree angle, toppled over and fell 115 feet into the Gulf of Mexico from the Vermilion Block 200 Platform “A”. |
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BSEE Releases Talos Energy Panel Investigation Report | November 13, 2014 | News Brief |
Panel Report Vermillion (Talos Energy) Platform "A" Fatality | November 13, 2014 | Report |
Talos Energy Performance History | November 2014 | Report |
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation | South Timbalier 220, Well A-3 | August 8, 2013 |
Walter experienced a loss of control of Well A-3 at approximately 8:45a.m. July 23, 2013 on an unmanned platform at South Timbalier Block 220 while doing completion work on the sidetrack well to prepare the well for production. The operator reported the safe evacuation of 44 personnel from the Hercules 265 jack-up rig. Coast Guard confirmed that the leaking natural gas ignited at 10:45 p.m. CDT July 23. BSEE confirmed July 25 that the well flow subsided after a natural bridging process and the fire was suppressed. | ||
Incident Updates Compilation Page (with photos) | July 23, 2013 | Status Updates |
Walter SEMS Report (Part 1) Root Cause Investigation Results | August 29, 2014 | Report |
Walter SEMS Report (Part 2) Recommendations & Corrective Actions | August 29, 2014 | Report |
2015-02 BSEE Panel Review Report | September 10, 2015 | Report |
BSEE Director's Statement on South Timbalier (Walter) Reports | September 10, 2015 | Report |
BP Exploration and Oil, Inc. (BP) | Atlantis Platform | March 2011 |
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today released the findings of its investigation into allegations that BP Exploration and Oil, Inc. (BP) did not maintain required copies of engineer-approved drawings for its Atlantis oil and gas platform operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The investigation stemmed from an April 2009 lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act by a former BP contractor. | ||
BP Atlantis Report |