BSEE announces $3 million for decommissioning efforts offshore Texas

Offshore staff

WASHINGTON, DC — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Kevin Sligh has announced a $3-million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help reduce the risk of pollution from orphaned infrastructure on the federal Outer Continental Shelf.

The funding will specifically support BSEE decommissioning service contracts in the Matagorda Island lease area in the Gulf of Mexico.

The funds are part of a nearly $64-million commitment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address orphaned oil and gas wells on public lands. 

BSEE says that it plans to award contracts to address nine orphan wells and associated pipelines and platforms in the Matagorda Island lease area, approximately 12 miles off the Texas coast. The initial contract will address the most immediate and urgent needs to reduce the risk of safety incidents and pollution in preparation for well-plugging operations.  

06.08.2023