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Federal Regulator Prefers Removal of Southern California Offshore Platforms

Dec 27, 2023
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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) decided in December that “complete removal and disposal” is the best way to decommission California’s offshore oil and gas infrastructure. The “Preferred Alternative” would apply to the decommissioning of active and terminated leases in Federal waters of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) …

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