US regulator merger plan rewrites post-Deepwater Horizon reforms

Marine Minerals Administration set to replace BOEM and BSEE

The Department of the Interior has announced the start of a phased plan to establish the Marine Minerals Administration, bringing together the functions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Both those agencies were created in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon incident to perform the major functions of the former Minerals Management Service. Interior says the creation of the Marine Miner…

DoI begins phased shift to create Marine Minerals Administration

The US Department of the Interior (DoI) has commenced a phased transition towards establishing the Marine Minerals Administration.

US regulator merger plan rewrites post-Deepwater Horizon reforms

The US Department of the Interior has announced the start of a phased plan to establish the Marine Minerals Administration, which will bring together the functions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). According to the Department, this action is intended to improve coordination and …