Operator
Operator means the person the lessee designates as having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof. An operator may be a lessee, the BSEE-approved or BOEM-approved designated agent of the lessee(s), or the holder of operating rights under a BOEM-approved operating rights assignment.
Source
30 CFR § 250.105
Scoping language
Terms used in this part will have the meanings given in the Act and as defined in this section: