EPA v. BP AMOCO - GULF OF MEXICO

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION . 2. BP AMOCO 501 WESTLAKE PARK BOULEVARD HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77253-3092 FACILITY: MARLIN PLATFORM (OCS BLOCK VK 915) 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF SECTION 112 OF THE CAA BY: A) PER- FORMING MAINTENANCE ON AIR CONDITIONING UNITS WITHOUT HAVING THE PROPER TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF VIOLATION, AND WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• BP AMOCONamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BP AMOCO EXPLORATION - MARLIN PLATFORM (OCS BLOCK

  LOCATED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, HOUSTON, TX, 77210

  Registry ID: 110010595891

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BP AMOCO - GULF OF MEXICO

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-01-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-03-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-29Enforcement Action Closed