The Department of internal Affairs of the President of Donald trump working to weaken safety rules on offshore rigs. The 2010 disaster on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which killed 11 people, has prompted the administration of President Barack Obama to strengthen Federal control over the production of oil offshore.
However, at the request of the Department, many regulatory barriers are unnecessary when working on offshore oil and gas wells. Bureau of safety and environmental protection published December 29 in the Federal register of the proposal, which indicated that there would be «changed, revised or removed existing regulations that create unnecessary burdens». But the Bureau promises to keep and improve the level of safety and environmental protection.
The Director of the Bureau of safety and environmental protection Angell Scott stated that «by reducing the regulatory burden on industry, we increase domestic production of oil and gas while maintaining high standards of safety and environmental sustainability».
The administration trump also wants the device, ensuring safety and preventing pollution, can operate even in extreme conditions. Under the proposed changes, the marine operators of drilling rigs in security features will be rely on standards developed by the largest Union in the oil and gas industry – the American petroleum Institute.
According to the document published in the Federal register, the public may comment on the proposal until January 29, 2018. According to estimates of the Bureau of safety and environmental protection changes to the rules over the next ten years will save from 228 to 281 million dollars. It does not hurt neither the environment nor the safety on the rigs.
