Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2010-10-14 · Effective 2010-10-14 · 75 FR 63346
Document
Document number
2010-25256
Federal Register citation
75 FR 63346
CFR reference
30 CFR 250
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2010-10-14
Effective date
2010-10-14
Interior docket
Docket ID BOEM-2010-0034
Abstract
This interim final rule implements certain safety measures recommended in the report entitled, "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf" (Safety Measures Report), dated May 27, 2010. The President directed the Department of the Interior to develop the Safety Measures Report to identify measures necessary to improve the safety of oil and gas exploration and development on the Outer Continental Shelf in light of the Deepwater Horizon event on April 20, 2010, and resulting oil spill. To implement the practices recommended in the Safety Measures Report, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement is amending drilling regulations related to well control, including: subsea and surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, well completion, and well plugging.