BSEE Establishes Final Rule to Incorporate Industry Standards for Oil and Gas Production Measurement

Summary

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is introducing a new rule that will incorporate 12 additional production measurement industry standards into its regulations for oil, gas, and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, aiming to improve the accuracy and efficiency of oil and gas production measurement.

Original source language: Federal Register — Interior DepartmentOpen original release →

Add your company to Business Communicator

We monitor business sources and connect attention with companies, profiles and services available in Business Communicator.

Create a free company profile Explore businesses on Business Maps →

Create a free company profile →

Explore insights

Business insights →

Business Energy News Global Markets News Trade Regulation News Business Technology News Fintech for Business: Payments & Banking News Supply Chain News

Related business signals

Energy & environment · 5/21/2026

Revisions to Regulations Regarding Oil and Gas Leasing; Fees, Rentals, and Royalties; Correction

The Bureau of Land Management is correcting a direct final rule published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2026, to effectuate changes required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted on July 4, 2025.

Read summary →

Energy & environment · 5/19/2026

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Production Site Development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

The Bureau of Land Management intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the environmental effects of a rulemaking that will streamline the authorization of production sites in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Read summary →

Energy & environment · 5/21/2026

Practices Before the Department of the Interior

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) has adopted a final rule with changes to procedures and corrections, effective July 21, 2025, following a delayed effective date from February 10, 2025.

Read summary →

Energy & environment · 5/21/2026

OSM Approves Amendment to Kentucky Regulatory Program

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is approving an amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program, reflecting the repeal of its interim program regulations and making unrelated editorial updates and corrections.

Read summary →

Energy & environment · 5/29/2026

OSM Approves Amendment to Montana Regulatory Program

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) has approved an amendment to the Montana regulatory program, which includes a new definition of 'Material damage' and an option for self-collected information related to hydrologic consequences.

Read summary →

Energy & environment · 5/28/2026

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Read summary →