July 11, 2016
The U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Janice Schneider has announced final regulations that will make sure future exploratory drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) are done with the highest safety and environmental standards.
According to a departmental news release, the regulations focus on operations from floating vessels within the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. More specifically, they will ensure operators take steps to plan through all phases of OCS exploration in the Arctic, including mobilization, maritime transport and emergency response, and the conduct of safe drilling operations.
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