The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently conducted a review of the latest compliance and incident data to identify safety trends throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The analysis pointed to a potential risk associated with gas releases. During the timeframe reviewed, thirty-one gas release incidents were reported to BSEE by fourteen unique operators. Further, the bureau issued thirty-six gas release incidents of non-compliance during the same timeframe. To reduce the likelihood of future occurrences or compliance issues, BSEE developed a protocol to conduct targeted Gas Release Performance-Based Risk Inspections on twenty-six production platforms and ten well operations in the Gulf of Mexico Region over a two day period. At the completion of the inspections, BSEE further reviewed the results supplied by the district offices and conducted additional reviews on Safety and Environmental Management System specific items – e.g., training documents, electrical classification drawings, safe work practices, job safety analyses, etc. The findings were: