EPA v. BP Exploration & Oil Inc. (GMG290110)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent is an offshore oil and gas operator in the Gulf of Mexico. On May 21, 2003, Respondent was pulling drill pipe out of a hole and the drilling riser parted approximately 3000 feet below sea level. About 2450 Barrels of Accolade synthetic based drilling mud was discharged and sunk to the ocean floor. The water depth is 6015 feet at this location. This incident happened in the Dept. of Interior's Mississippi Canyon (MC) lease area and in block 778 (OSC-G-14658).
Defendants (1)
- BP Exploration & Oil Inc. (GMG290110)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BP EXPLORATION & OIL, INC. - MISSISSIPPI CANYON 778 (GMG290110)
MISSISSIPPI CANYON 778, OSC-G, GULF OF MEXICO, GM, 00000
Registry ID: 110015747469
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BP Exploration & Oil Inc. (GMG290110)entered 2003-06-12
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2003-05-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-06-12Final Order Issued
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 96591
- Case number
- 06-2003-1986
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2003-1986 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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