Coast Guard signs agreement to increase offshore oversight

May 9, 2013

NEW ORLEANS - Under fire for not conducting its own safety audits of offshore drilling rigs and oil platforms, the Interior Department announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement with the Coast Guard to coordinate and beef up offshore oversight.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement struck the accord with the Coast Guard as a part of plans it announced in 2012 to work more effectively with the military branch.

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