The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has a new regional director for the Pacific office in Camarillo, California.
Doug Boren is taking on the new role and will be responsible for managing the development of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii, according to a press release.
"Doug has many years of service with BOEM, working on aspects of OCS energy and minerals programs at the regional, national and international levels," BOEM Director Amanda Lefton said in the release. "His collaborative management style, public engagement experience and proven ability to seek out and advance opportunities that strike a balance between resource development and environmental protection make him a perfect fit for overseeing our program in the Pacific.”
The office that Boren will lead will work with federal scientists and researchers who are actively working with Pacific states, tribes, coastal communities, and ocean users to implement an active federal offshore wind leasing and development program, the release stated.
The role also includes management of existing OCS oil and gas leases offshore California.
Before joining BOEM, Boren held positions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Energy. He has also served as the regional supervisor for BOEM’s Pacific Office of Strategic Resources.
Boren has a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences, with an emphasis in marine biology, from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a combat wounded veteran who served with the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, the release stated.
