“The goal of our efforts is a culture of safety, in which protecting human life and preventing environmental disasters are the
highest priorities, while making leasing and production safer and more sustainable,” said Assistant Secretary Wilma Lewis, who chaired the Safety Oversight Board.
The report of the Department of the Interior’s Safety Oversight Board has been posted on the DOI website. The report recommends certain improvements in DOI’s offshore oil and gas regulatory program. Because of my participation in this project, I won’t comment on the specifics of the report. I will say that I was impressed by the professionalism of the Board and the DOI staff who assisted with the project. All views were openly discussed and carefully considered.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 