Notice to Lessees 2018-G02

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) REGION

NTL No. 2018-G02 Effective Date: September 27, 2018

NOTICE TO LESSEES AND OPERATORS OF FEDERAL OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR LEASES AND PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY HOLDERS ON THE OCS, GULF OF MEXICO REGION

Incident, Oil Spill, and Permit Request Notification (Regular Hours and After Hours Guidance)

This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) is issued pursuant to 30 CFR 250.103 and supersedes NTL No. 2014-G05, Contact with District Offices, Pipeline Section, and Resource Conservation Section Outside Regular Work Hours, effective December 2, 2014. It provides industry with contact information during regular office hours and additional contact numbers for the purpose of after-hours calls pertaining to:

1. Required reporting of incidents under 30 CFR 250.188(a) {fatalities, blowouts, explosions, etc.} 2. Required reporting of oil spills or spills of other liquid pollutants as outlined in 30 CFR 250.187(d) and 30 CFR 254.46 {from a rig, production facility, or pipeline estimated to be more than 1 barrel} 3. Requests to return facility/component to service after being issued a shut-in Incident of Non-Compliance (INC) 4. Permit approval request to avoid shut-in of a drilling rig or production facility 5. Urgent pipeline repair requests 6. Urgent flaring and venting requests

Introduction

The regulations at 30 CFR Parts 250 and 254 require you to obtain various drilling, production, pipeline, and flare/vent approvals from, and to make incident; oil spill and other pollution events; and security-related notifications to, BSEE Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR). The purpose of this NTL is to describe the procedures you can use to fulfill these requirements during and after regular office hours. Regular office hours for BSEE GOMR are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Central Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. See Attachment A for contact information during regular office hours.

See Attachment B for instructions on notifying BSEE outside of regular office hours to report an incident, oil spill and other pollution events, or security-related event as outlined in items 1 and 2 above.

See Attachment C for instructions on notifying BSEE outside of regular office hours for operational issues as outlined in items 3 through 6 above.

For a description of the areas of responsibility for the various BSEE GOMR District Offices, see Attachment D to this NTL.

Guidance Document Statement

BSEE issues NTLs as guidance documents in accordance with 30 CFR 250.103 to clarify or provide more detail about certain BSEE regulatory requirements and to outline the information you must provide in your various submittals.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Statement

The collection of information referred to in this NTL provides clarification, description, or guidance of requirements contained in 30 CFR 250, subparts A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, and Q, and in 30 CFR 254. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements and assigned OMB Control Numbers 1014-0022, 1014-0023, 1014-0018, 1014-0004, 1014-0001, 1014-0028, 1014-0003, 1014-0016, 1014-0019, and 1014-0007, respectively. This NTL does not impose additional information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding this NTL please contact: · The Office of District Field Operations at (504) 736-2923; · For pipeline questions, the Office of Regional Field Operations at (504) 736-7510; or · For flaring and venting questions, the Office of Production and Development at (504) 736-5718.

______/S/ Lars Herbst____ Lars Herbst Regional Director

Attachments

ATTACHMENT A

Contact Information During Regular Office Hours

Mailing Office Facsimile Office Office Email Address Address Number Number 800 West (504) 734-6740 New Orleans Commerce Road or (504) 734- District Suite 300 bsee.new.orleans.district@bsee.gov (504) 734-6742 6741 New Orleans, LA 70123-3392 3866 Highway 56 (985) 853-5884 Houma District Houma, LA or (985) 879- bsee.houma.district@bsee.gov 70363 (985) 853-5890 2738

201 St. Patrick Street (337) 289-5100 Suite 200 or (337) 236- Lafayette District bsee.lafayette.district@bsee.gov Lafayette, LA (337) 289-5102 6084 70506

One Lakeside Drive Suite 300 (337) 437-4600 Lake Charles Capital One or (337) 437- District bsee.lake.charles.district@bsee.gov Tower (337) 437-4601 8377 Lake Charles, LA 70629

4005 Technology Drive (713) 286-2300 Lake Jackson Suite 2090 or (979)864- District bsee.lake.jackson.district@bsee.gov Angleton, TX (713) 286-2305 3675 77515

Mail Stop 5232 1201 Elmwood Pipeline Section (504) 736-2814 (504) 736- Park Boulevard or 2408 pipelines@bsee.gov New Orleans, LA (504) 736-2895 70123-2394 Resource Mail Stop GE933B 1201 Elmwood (504) 736-2651 Conservation (504) 736- Park Boulevard or rate.control.unit@bsee.gov Section 2647 New Orleans, LA (504) 736-2675 70123-2394

ATTACHMENT B

NOTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INCIDENTS, OIL SPILLS, AND SECURITY-RELATED EVENTS

Operators are required to report (as numerically listed in NTL No. 2018-G02): 1. Incidents under 30 CFR 250.188(a) {fatalities, blowouts, explosions, etc.} 2. Oil spills pursuant to 30 CFR 250.187(d) and 30 CFR 254.46 {from a rig, production facility, or pipeline estimated to be more than 1 barrel}

Incident Reporting

The regulations at 30 CFR 250.188 describe the incidents that must be reported to BSEE, and when they must be reported. In accordance with 30 CFR 250.189, notify the appropriate BSEE GOMR District Office, except when the incident involves an outer Continental Shelf (OCS) pipeline. If the incident involves an OCS pipeline, notify the BSEE GOMR Pipeline Section. Please refer to the NTL regarding incident reporting for more details on incident reporting requirements.

During normal office hours, you should make the required notification by phone to the appropriate BSEE GOMR District Office or the GOMR Pipeline Section (if the incident is related to OCS pipeline activities). After-hour calls associated with incident reporting should be directed to the BSEE after-hours notification instructions below and be limited to those incidents identified in 30 CFR 250.188(a).

For non-emergency situations involving drilling or production activities that occur outside regular GOMR office hours (e.g., items lost overboard according to 30 CFR 250.300(d)), you may notify the appropriate BSEE GOMR District office by email or facsimile instead of orally. In these cases, the BSEE GOMR accepts the date and time of the email as the official notification. Also available is the eWell Permitting and Reporting System with features for Incident and Pollution event reporting. Please refer to the NTL regarding the eWell Permitting and Reporting System for more details.

Reporting Oil Spills and Other Liquid Pollutants

As stated in 30 CFR 254.46(a), you must immediately notify the National Response Center at (800) 424-8802 if you observe a spill from your facility, a spill from another offshore facility, or an offshore spill of unknown origin.

Pursuant to 30 CFR 250.187(d) and 30 CFR 254.46(b), you must notify BSEE GOMR without delay if you have a spill from your facility that is one (1) barrel or more or, if the volume is unknown, is thought to be one barrel (1) or more.

Pursuant to 30 CFR 250.187(d) and 30 CFR 254.46(c), you must immediately notify BSEE and the responsible party, if known, if you observe a spill resulting from operations at another offshore facility. You should notify the appropriate District Office instead of the Regional Supervisor. If you suspect the spill is related to OCS pipeline

activities, notify the BSEE GOMR Pipeline Section and the responsible party, if known. Please refer to the NTL regarding incident reporting for more details on pollution reporting requirements.

During normal office hours, you should make the required notification by phone, email or facsimile to the appropriate BSEE GOMR District office or the GOMR Pipeline Section (if the spill is related to OCS pipeline activities) and/or use the eWell reporting system. If the spill is more than 1 barrel, make the required oral notification by telephone to the appropriate BSEE GOMR District Office or the BSEE GOMR Pipeline Section (if the spill is related to OCS pipeline activities). After-hour calls associated with oil spill reporting should be directed to the BSEE after-hours notification instructions below and be limited to those spills greater than one (1) barrel.

Instructions for Reporting Incidents, Oil Spills, and Security-Related Events After-Hours

To make a report to BSEE, please follow the call list for the District Office in which the incident, oil spill, or security-related event occurred by first dialing the primary contact, then followed by the next contact, and so on (see Table 1). If there is no answer, leave a brief message and go immediately to the next contact on the list. If the report is related to an OCS pipeline, please also use the call list for the Pipeline Section (see Table 2).

If the call list for the District Office (and Pipeline Section, if applicable) is exhausted with no contact, you may use the additional call list for Regional leadership (see Table 3).

When reporting incidents, oil spills, or security-related events to BSEE, you should have the following information available:

· Name of Caller · Name of Operator and/or Contractor · Call-Back Number · Lease Number · Area/Block · Well Name-Rig Name/Platform Name · Associated District Office, if appropriate · Type of Operation (Production Operations/Well Operations/Pipeline Operations/Flaring Operations) · Purpose of Call

Contact Information for After-Hours Reporting TABLE 1: DISTRICT CONTACT LIST New Orleans District After-Hours email: NOLABB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (504) 615-0114 Primary Engineer (504) 919-4734 Section Chief (504) 615-2406 Section Chief (504) 452-7958 District Manager (504) 201-4452 District Manager (504) 201-4452 Houma District After-Hours email: HoumaDistrict.afterhours@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (985) 688-6050 Primary Engineer VACANT Section Chief (985) 720-5264 Section Chief (985) 720-8324 District Manager (985) 351-4832 District Manager (985) 351-4832 Lafayette District After-Hours email: lafayetteBB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (337) 280-0227 Primary Engineer (337) 349-2536 Section Chief (337) 278-7567 Section Chief (337) 258-5896 District Manager (504) 329-2282 District Manager (504) 329-2282 Lake Charles District After-Hours email: LakeCharlesBB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (337) 370-2419 Primary Engineer (337) 419-5906 Section Chief (337) 563-3218 Section Chief (504) 329-2287 District Manager (504) 329-2515 District Manager (504) 329-2515 Lake Jackson District After-Hours email: LakeJacksonBB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (979) 292-9334 Primary Engineer (979) 900-8115 Section Chief (979) 900-5589 Section Chief (979) 481-2184 District Manager (979) 549-7162 District Manager (979) 549-7162

TABLE 2: PIPELINE SECTION CONTACT LIST Primary Engineer (504) 452-3562 Secondary Engineer (504) 615-2476 Section Chief (504) 615-8608 Deputy Regional Supervisor (504) 315-0481

TABLE 3: INCIDENT EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST District Operations Support Chief (504) 202-5422 Deputy Regional Supervisor District Operations (504) 450-2338 Regional Supervisor District Operations (985) 856-5703

ATTACHMENT C

NOTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUESTS TO OBTAIN DRILLING, PRODUCTION, PIPELINE, AND VENTING AND FLARING PERMITS Operators are allowed to make requests to obtain permits outside of regular business hours only for the following reasons (as numerically listed in NTL No. 2018-G02):

3. Requests to return facility/component to service after being issued a shut-in INC 4. Permit approval request to avoid shut-in of a drilling rig or production facility 5. Urgent pipeline repair requests 6. Urgent flaring and venting requests

If your request does not meet one of the above criteria, please contact the relevant BSEE office during the next business day.

Drilling, Completion, Workover, Production, and Abandonment Activities

The regulations at 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, F, G, H, and Q require you to obtain various drilling, completion, workover, production, and abandonment approvals from and make notifications to the BSEE GOMR District Offices. During normal office hours, direct telephone calls and emails associated with drilling, completion, workover, production, and abandonment activities to your normal BSEE contact. After-hour calls associated with drilling, completion, workover, production, and abandonment activities should follow the after-hours permit request instructions below and be limited to: · Requests to return facility/component to service or · Permit approval request to avoid shut-in of a drilling rig or other well-operations unit or production facility.

Pipeline Activities

For matters involving OCS pipelines, contact the BSEE GOMR Pipeline Section during regular office hours to make the notifications required by 30 CFR 250.1008(a), (c), and (d) and the pipeline repair notifications required by 30 CFR 250.1008(e). For emergency situations involving OCS pipelines that occur outside regular BSEE GOMR office hours, call the Pipeline Section number(s) outlined in the after-hours notification permit request below.

Flaring and Venting Activities

30 CFR 250.1160, 250.1161, 250.1163, and 250.1164 specify the limited circumstances under which you may flare or vent natural gas without BSEE approval, and when approval is required.

For matters requiring approval to flare or vent natural gas pursuant to 30 CFR 250.1160, 250.1161, and 250.1164, contact the Resource Conservation Section during regular office

hours when possible. For situations requiring approval outside regular BSEE GOMR office hours, follow the after-hours permit request instructions below.

After-Hours Permit Request Instructions

Please limit calls requesting non-emergency operational approvals to regular office hours. Your calls outside regular office hours must be for emergencies, to request approval to avoid shut-in of a drilling rig or production facility, or to meet other regulatory deadlines cited above. The contact numbers for telephone calls outside regular office hours are outlined in the GOMR After-Hours Contact List (see Tables 4, 5, and 6). Please follow the call list by first dialing the Primary Contact; if there is no answer, please leave a message with the BSEE contact along with the time of the call and allow 3 hours for a return call before moving to the next contact on the list.

Please direct communications regarding drilling or production activities to the appropriate BSEE GOMR District Office. See Attachment D to this NTL for a description of the areas of responsibility for the various BSEE GOMR District Offices.

Please direct communications regarding OCS pipeline operations to the BSEE GOMR Pipeline Section.

Please direct communications regarding flaring/venting to the BSEE GOMR Resource Conservation Section.

For after-hour calls, you should have the following information available:

· Name of Caller · Name of Operator and/or Contractor · Call-Back Number · Lease Number · Area/Block · Well Name-Rig Name/Platform Name · Associated District Office, if appropriate · Type of Operation (Production Operations/Well Operations/Pipeline Operations/Flaring Operations) · Purpose of Call

Included in the District Contacts List is the after-hour mailbox for each District Office to allow electronic correspondence transfers. The email address is only to be used either concurrently with a telephone call or after initial contact has been made via telephone to ensure BSEE personnel are aware of the incoming email.

Contact Information for After-Hours Permit Requests TABLE 4: DISTRICT CONTACT LIST New Orleans District After-Hours email: NOLABB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (504) 615-0114 Primary Engineer (504) 919-4734 Section Chief (504) 615-2406 Section Chief (504) 452-7958 District Manager (504) 201-4452 District Manager (504) 201-4452 Houma District After-Hours email: HoumaDistrict.afterhours@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (985) 688-6050 Primary Engineer VACANT Section Chief (985) 720-5264 Section Chief (985) 720-8324 District Manager (985) 351-4832 District Manager (985) 351-4832 Lafayette District After-Hours email: lafayetteBB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (337) 280-0227 Primary Engineer (337) 349-2536 Section Chief (337) 278-7567 Section Chief (337) 258-5896 District Manager (504) 329-2282 District Manager (504) 329-2282 Lake Charles District After-Hours email: LakeCharlesBB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (337) 370-2419 Primary Engineer (337) 419-5906 Section Chief (337) 563-3218 Section Chief (504) 329-2287 District Manager (504) 329-2515 District Manager (504) 329-2515 Lake Jackson District After-Hours email: LakeJacksonBB@bsee.gov Well Operations Production Operations Primary Engineer (979) 292-9334 Primary Engineer (979) 900-8115 Section Chief (979) 900-5589 Section Chief (979) 481-2184 District Manager (979) 549-7162 District Manager (979) 549-7162

TABLE 5: PIPELINE SECTION CONTACT LIST Primary Engineer (504) 452-3562 Secondary Engineer (504) 615-2476 Section Chief (504) 615-8608 Deputy Regional Supervisor (504) 315-0481

TABLE 6: RESOURCE CONSERVATION SECTION CONTACT LIST Primary Engineer (504) 914-2329 Section Chief (504) 343-7135 Deputy Regional Supervisor (504) 407-4046

ATTACHMENT D

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY OF GOMR DISTRICT OFFICES

NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT Apalachicola (AP) - All OCS blocks Atwater (AT) - All OCS blocks Breton Sound (BS) - All OCS blocks Campece Escarpment (CA) - All OCS blocks Chandeleur (CA) - All OCS blocks Chandeleur, East Addition - All OCS blocks Chandeleur Sound (CS) - All OCS blocks Charlotte Harbor (CH) - All OCS blocks De Soto Canyon (DC) - All OCS blocks Destin Dome (DD) - All OCS blocks Dry Tortugas (DT) - All OCS blocks Ewing Bank (EW) - Those OCS blocks east of a line extending south from the west side of EW Block 787, including those Ewing Bank blocks north and east of Grand Isle, South Addition. Florida Middle Ground (FM) - All OCS blocks Florida Plain (FP) - All OCS blocks Gainesville (GV) - All OCS blocks Grand Isle (GI) - All OCS blocks Grand Isle, South Addition - All OCS blocks Henderson (HE) - All OCS blocks Howell Hook (HH) - All OCS blocks Key West (KW) - All OCS blocks Lloyd (LL) - All OCS blocks Lund (LU) - All OCS blocks Main Pass (MP) - All OCS blocks Main Pass, East Addition - All OCS blocks Main Pass, South Addition - All OCS blocks Miami (MA) - All OCS blocks Mississippi Canyon (MC) - All OCS blocks Mobile (MO) - All OCS blocks Pensacola (PE) - All OCS blocks Pulley Ridge (PR) - All OCS blocks Rankin (RK) - All OCS blocks South Pass (SP) - All OCS blocks South Pass, East Addition - All OCS blocks South Pass, South Addition - All OCS blocks St. Petersburg (PB) - All OCS blocks Tarpon Springs (TP) - All OCS blocks The Elbow (EL) - All OCS blocks Vernon Basin (VB) - All OCS blocks Viosca Knoll (VK) - All OCS blocks

West Delta (WD) - All OCS blocks West Delta, South Addition - All OCS blocks

HOUMA DISTRICT Amery Terrace (AT) - All OCS blocks Bay Marchand (BM) - All OCS blocks Ewing Bank (EW) - Those OCS blocks west of a line extending south from the west side of EB Block 787. Green Canyon (GC) - All OCS blocks Ship Shoal (SS) - All OCS blocks Ship Shoal, South Addition - All OCS blocks South Timbalier (ST) - All OCS blocks South Timbalier, East Addition - All OCS blocks South Pelto (PL) - All OCS blocks Walker Ridge (WR) - All OCS blocks

LAFAYETTE DISTRICT Eugene Island (EI) - All OCS blocks Eugene Island, South