EPA v. BP EXPLORATION & OIL COMPANY - (NC) (8 Facilities)
Penalty assessed
$9,500,000
Compliance action
$550,000,000
Case summary
THIS CASE IS PART OF THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM REFINING INITIA- TIVE IN WHICH BP IS RESOLVING FOUR CAA MARQUEE ISSUES AT TWO OF BP'S REFINERIES, IN WHITING, IN AND TOLEDO, OH. ACCORDINGLY, HQ'S AIR DIVISION IS THE CONTACT FOR THIS MULTI MEDIA MATTER. IN 1994, REGION 5 REFERRED CAA AND RCRA VIO- LATIONS AT BP'S WHITING FACILITY. THIS FORM DOCUMENTS (1) THE REFERRAL OF CAA VIOLATIONS AT BP'S TOLEDO REFINERY, AND (2) AMENDS THE 1994 WHITING REFERRAL TO ALL NEW CAA PREVENT- ION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (4)
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELDNamed in settlement
- BP EXPLORATION & OIL COMPANY
- AMOCO OIL COMPANYNamed in settlement
- BP/AMOCO - WHITING REFINERYNamed in complaint
Facilities (32)
BP AMOCO
474 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841031494
Registry ID: 110000469243
BP AMOCO TEXAS CITY BUSINESS UNIT
2401 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX, 77590
Registry ID: 110059763536
BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC WHITING BUSINESS UNIT
2815 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, WHITING, IN, 46394-2197
Registry ID: 110000398338
AMOCO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS YORKTOWN REFINERY
2201 GOODWIN NECK ROAD, YORKTOWN, VA, 23692
Registry ID: 110020680789
AMOCO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS YORKTOWN REFINERY
2201 GOODWIN NECK ROAD, YORKTOWN, VA, 23692
Registry ID: 110020680789
BP AMOCO
474 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841031494
Registry ID: 110000469243
BP OIL COMPANY
6437 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH, 436170000
Registry ID: 110000907350
BP AMOCO
474 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841031494
Registry ID: 110000469243
BP AMOCO
474 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841031494
Registry ID: 110000469243
AMOCO OIL CO
MANDAN REFINERY, MANDAN, ND, 58554
Registry ID: 110011677907
BP AMOCO
474 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841031494
Registry ID: 110000469243
BP AMOCO
474 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841031494
Registry ID: 110000469243
AMOCO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS YORKTOWN REFINERY
2201 GOODWIN NECK ROAD, YORKTOWN, VA, 23692
Registry ID: 110020680789
AMOCO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS YORKTOWN REFINERY
2201 GOODWIN NECK ROAD, YORKTOWN, VA, 23692
Registry ID: 110020680789
BP AMOCO
474 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841031494
Registry ID: 110000469243
- …and 17 more
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act
- CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BP EXPLORATION & OIL CO.entered 2001-08-29
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $9,500,000 · State/local: $500,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2000-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2000-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-01-18Final Order Lodged
- 2001-01-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-08-29Final Order Entered
- 2010-05-19Demand for Stipulated Penalties
- 2013-06-07Supplemental Referral-Other
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 32583
- Case number
- 05-2000-0586
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- Yes
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2000-0586 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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