Offshore Drilling Safety: A Status Report (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Aug. 14, 2014 |
| Report Number |
R43687 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Curry L. Hagerty, Specialist in Energy and Natural Resources Policy |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
This report describes selected BSEE safety reforms, provides a concise summary of relevant\r offshore safety milestones, and offers insights about policy discussions related to safety. As part\r of overseeing DOI safety reforms initiated in 2010, the 113th Congress is placing an emphasis on\r agency performance. In particular, some Members are focusing oversight efforts on agency\r performance associated with implementing reforms to improve safety initiated in 2010. One\r mechanism for legislative oversight of DOI performance is the Government Accountability\r Office (GAO) High Risk Report. The scope of this GAO report expanded after 2012 to include\r analyzing the performance of DOI agencies responsible for domestic energy production on\r federal lands. GAO is developing the next High Risk Report for publication at the start of the\r 114th Congress. GAO is expected to provide a status report to Congress on DOI agency\r implementation of selected missions, including offshore drilling safety.
