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INTERVIEW KEVIN SLIGH SR., DIRECTOR, BSEE © PixelFootage.com

BSEE GEARS UP FOR

OFFSHORE WIND OVERSIGHT

Afer his frst year on the job, Bureau of Safety and Environmental

Enforcement (BSEE) Director Kevin Sligh Sr. discusses with

Ofshore Engineer the myriad challenges and opportunities ahead for ofshore energy development in the U.S. While the

Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) handles the leasing side and permitting side, BSEE now owns the engineering reviews. With a sharp focus on safety, enforcement and compliance on the

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Sligh and his team eye the challenges and opportunities in building out ofshore wind to the targeted 30GW of ofshore wind power by 2030 and another 15GW from foating wind by 2035.

By Greg Trauthwein 24 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM

Offshore Engineer