BSEE Renews Offshore Well Reporting Rules
Published Date: 6/4/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement wants to renew its paperwork rules for companies that operate oil and gas wells. This means folks running wells will keep sharing info about their equipment and operations, helping keep things safe and smooth. You’ve got until August 3, 2026, to share your thoughts—no big cost changes, just a chance to keep the process clear and fair!
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Mandatory Offshore Well Paperwork Continues
If you operate Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil, gas, or sulfur leases or hold pipeline rights-of-way, you must continue to provide information under 30 CFR 250, Subpart G. Responses to this information collection are mandatory; BSEE estimates about 60 potential respondents, 150,081 annual responses, 350,615 annual burden hours, and $6,732,500 in annual non-hour costs. Individual response times vary from 15 minutes to 2,160 hours and submissions may be required on occasion, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or biennially depending on the requirement.
Rig Movement Notification Report Required
If you operate rigs in OCS waters, you must submit the Rig Movement Notification Report (Form BSEE-0144, modified) with details such as rig arrival/departure dates, well API numbers, helideck availability and ratings, stacking/modification information, and a certification statement. BSEE uses this form—used by all 3 regions but noted as primarily in the Gulf of America—to schedule inspections and to locate rigs during major storms.
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