The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) sat down with Mexico's fledgling ASEA safety and environmental offshore regulator in Washington, DC on the letter of intent, signed by directors Abigail Ross Hopper and Carlos de Regules.

While both countries have an extensive history of working together on offshore matters, the latest document is designed to facilitate information-sharing, cooperation and coordination on ecological concerns unique to the countries' common Gulf of Mexico.

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