Michael Bromwich Sworn in as Director of BOE

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today swore-in former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich to lead reforms that will strengthen oversight and policing of offshore oil and gas development. Bromwich will oversee the fundamental restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service, which was responsible for overseeing oil and gas development on the Outer Continental Shelf. A Secretarial Order that Salazar has signed renames the Minerals Management Service the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (“Bureau of Ocean Energy” or “BOE”) as it undergoes reorganization and reform.

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    Michael Bromwich was sworn in as the Director of the new BOE. photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar swears in Michael Bromwich as the Director of the BOE, as DOI Director of Communications Betsy Hildebrandt helps to officiate. photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    BOE Director Michael Bromwich, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Wilma Lewis and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes. photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, BOE Director Michael Bromwich, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Wilma Lewis and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes. photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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