EPA v. BP Exploration & Oil Inc. (GMG290110)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent operates oil & gas production facilities in the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. Respondent is a permittee; subject to regulations of the Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. The TransOcean Deepwater Horizon experienced an unauthorized discharge of 143 barrels of synthetic based mud on August 3, 2003 at a depth of around 4300 feet in Mississippi Canyon 725.
Defendants (1)
- BP Exploration & Oil Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BP EXPLORATION&PRODUCTION, INC
501 WESTLAKE PARK BLVD., HOUSTON, TX, 77079
Registry ID: 110063982347
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BP Exploration & Oil Inc.entered 2003-11-10
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2003-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-11-10Final Order Issued
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
- 2009-07-01NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 106331
- Case number
- 06-2004-1706
- 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 06-2004-1706 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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