Offshore Energy Regulatory Oversight

Core Agencies (BOEM/BSSE)

step1 Department of the Interior (DOI) Department of the Interior (DOI) BOEM BOEM - Leasing - Financial Assurance Department of the Interior (DOI)->BOEM BSEE BSEE - Safety Inspections Department of the Interior (DOI)->BSEE

Collaborators (USACE, FERC)

step2 Department of the Interior (DOI) Department of the Interior (DOI) BOEM BOEM Department of the Interior (DOI)->BOEM BSEE BSEE Department of the Interior (DOI)->BSEE Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Energy (DOE) FERC FERC - LNG Regulation Department of Energy (DOE)->FERC USACE USACE - Infrastructure Permits BOEM->USACE

Environmental Partners (PA, NOAA, USCG)

step3 Department of Commerce Department of Commerce NOAA NOAA - Habitat Restoration Department of Commerce->NOAA Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) USCG USCG - Spill Response Department of Homeland Security (DHS)->USCG EPA EPA EPA->NOAA EPA->USCG BSEE BSEE BSEE->NOAA BSEE->USCG

DeepWater Horizon Example

step4 Deepwater Deepwater Horizon Spill (2010) BSEE BSEE Deepwater->BSEE USCG USCG Deepwater->USCG NOAA NOAA Deepwater->NOAA EPA EPA Deepwater->EPA