Offshore Downhole Commingling Regulatory Updates
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 2, 2026. Document 2026-04135. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is revising the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) downhole commingling regulations consistent with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB). These revisions update the regulations to ensure consistency with the OBBB when BSEE reviews a request for downhole commingling.
The Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau has published 2 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 5 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1014-AA68 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective March 2, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-04135 |
|---|---|
| Action | Direct final rule; response to comments. |
| Agencies | Interior Department; Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau |
| Published | March 2, 2026 |
| Effective date | March 2, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1014-AA68 |
| Docket | BSEE-2025-0134 |
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