Comment from W&T Offshore, Inc.
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Summary: W&T Offshore, Inc. supports the proposed revisions to the Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) forms, arguing that the new "first occurring" temporal trigger provides much-needed clarity and resolves coverage disputes. The company emphasizes that these changes will improve insurance market availability, reduce operator costs, and support federal energy production goals.
W&T Offshore, Inc. and W&T Energy VI, LLC (collectively “W&T”) respectfully submit these comments to the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) in response to the notice revising the information collection request (“ICR”) for Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities, OMB Control No. 1010-0106, Docket No. BOEM-2026-0496.