As BSEE marks its third Environmental Stewardship Week, I want to take a moment and reflect on BSEE’s environmental mission. From our partnerships with industry to ensure oil spill preparedness to our timely processing of permits that include technologically advanced and safer approaches, we...
November 05, 2018
Director's Corner
October 18, 2018
Director's Corner
As Fiscal Year 2019 begins, BSEE can point to many accomplishments from the past 12 months. Highlights from the year include increased industry participation in the SafeOCS near-miss reporting system, regulatory reforms, and implementation of the Risk-Based Inspection protocol. Because BSEE will...
September 27, 2018
Director's Corner
Good government requires vision, determination, and a willingness to propose and pursue bold ideas. I am honored to be at the helm of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement at a time when bold, smart ideas are the order of the day.Our bureau has been part of a team at the Department of...
July 16, 2018
Director's Corner
July is a month of many anniversaries. First among these, of course, is our celebration of the brave and optimistic men who gathered in Philadelphia, despite the danger, in order to establish the great nation we have inherited. Hydrocarbon history was also made on July 4th, in my home state of...
April 27, 2018
Director's Corner
I have always felt that organizations are well served when leadership and staff members continually revisit what they are doing and why they are doing it. At the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement we are blessed to have a smart, hardworking staff that embraces change whenever it...
January 25, 2018
Director's Corner
Some of you may have seen misinformation circulating in news reports concerning BSEE’s efforts in regulatory review. I had the opportunity to submit the following editorial that I would like to share with you. The original op-ed was published in the January 9, 2018, edition of USA Today....
November 27, 2017
Director's Corner
This week I am proud to be a part of BSEE’s second annual Environmental Stewardship Week. BSEE dedicates this week as a time to focus on the important role of BSEE team members as environmental stewards.Environmental stewardship involves far more than compliance and regulations, it spans all...
November 09, 2017
Director's Corner
As we approach Veterans Day, I am extremely honored to recognize the continuing service of our military veterans and BSEE’s current members of the National Guard and reserve forces. I hope each of you will join me in thanking the dedicated men and women who served our nation through military...
September 22, 2017
Director's Corner
Soon after his inauguration, President Trump issued a challenge. No longer would America be content with the goal of energy independence. Our new goal is energy dominance. The implications of this policy change have just begun to dawn on both government agencies and the energy industry. This week I...
