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DHS, Interior Among 5 of the Worst-Run Federal Programs

WASHINGTON -- The Government Accountability Office released its biennial list of the poorest performing government agencies today -- and this year, the Interior Department's management of the nation's oil and gas resources made the list for the first time. This should come as no surprise, given the breathtaking scope of...

Exploded Oil Platform Was Damaged by Hurricane Ike, SEC Filing Reveals

(Sept. 2) -- The oil platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico today, 90 miles off the coast of Louisiana's Vermilion Bay, was damaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008, according to documents filed by the platform's holding company, Mariner Energy. "Hurricane Ike damaged the structure with the rig on the platform, causing us...

Yet Another Federal Agency Joins Swarm of Spill Probes

(June 25) -- When a little-known federal agency with just 14 investigators joined the growing list of government probes into the Deepwater Horizon disaster, it renewed cries from the Gulf of Mexico -- and beyond -- that no one seems to be in charge. The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's sleuthing brings the...

Veteran Watchdog Tapped as New Oil Drilling Regulator

(June 16) -- President Barack Obama's pick to revamp the federal agency tasked with regulating oil and gas companies in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a Washington lawyer with no experience with such companies but a reputation as a stern watchdog capable of cleaning house. Michael Bromwich's resume is a long...

Report Rips Federal Agency Overseeing Gulf Drilling

BATON ROUGE, La. (May 25) -- Federal oil regulators in Louisiana accepted meals and fishing trips from companies they oversaw, and one inspector was a crystal methamphetamine user who might have been under the influence while on the job, according to an Interior Department report made public today. The report from the...

Background on Minerals Management Service

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), formerly known as the Minerals Management Service (MMS), was an agency of the United States Department of the Interior that managed the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS).

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