EPA v. ExxonMobil Chemical Company-TX LA-CAA Flaring Consent Decree (HQ Lead)-2018

Case summary

The settlement resolves allegations that ExxonMobil violated the Clean Air Act by failing to properly operate and monitor industrial flares at their petrochemical facilities, which resulted in excess emissions of harmful air pollution. The CD will eliminate thousands of tons of harmful air pollution from eight of Exxons petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana. ExxonMobil will spend approximately $300 million to install and operate air pollution control and monitoring technology to reduce harmful air pollution from 26 industrial flares at five ExxonMobil facilities in Texas, located near Baytown, Beaumont, and Mont Belvieu, and three of the companys facilities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Defendants (1)

• ExxonMobil Baytown Chemical CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (15)

• EXXON MOBIL CHEMICAL BAYTOWN OLEFINS PLANT

  3525 DECKER DR, BAYTOWN, TX, 77520

  Registry ID: 110000463178

• EXXON MOBIL CHEMICAL BAYTOWN OLEFINS PLANT

  3525 DECKER DR, BAYTOWN, TX, 77520

  Registry ID: 110000463178

• EXXONMOBIL OIL BEAUMONT POLYETHYLENE PLANT

  11440 HIGHWAY 90, BEAUMONT, TX, 77713

  Registry ID: 110009495901

• EXXONMOBIL OIL BEAUMONT CHEMICAL PLANT

  2775 GULF STATES RD, BEAUMONT, TX, 77701

  Registry ID: 110000464131

• EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL BAYTOWN CHEMICAL PLANT

  5000 BAYWAY DR, BAYTOWN, TX, 77520

  Registry ID: 110000463178

• EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL BAYTOWN CHEMICAL PLANT

  5000 BAYWAY DR, BAYTOWN, TX, 77520

  Registry ID: 110000463178

• EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL MONT BELVIEU PLASTICS PLANT

  13330 HATCHERVILLE RD, MONT BELVIEU, TX, 77521

  Registry ID: 110000463702

• EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION - BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT

  4999 SCENIC HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000449970

• EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION - BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT

  4999 SCENIC HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000449970

• EXXONMOBIL OIL BEAUMONT CHEMICAL PLANT

  2775 GULF STATES RD, BEAUMONT, TX, 77701

  Registry ID: 110000464131

• EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION - BATON ROUGE PLASTICS PLANT

  11675 SCOTLAND AVE, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70807

  Registry ID: 110012817354

• EXXONMOBIL OIL BEAUMONT POLYETHYLENE PLANT

  11440 HIGHWAY 90, BEAUMONT, TX, 77713

  Registry ID: 110009495901

• EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION - BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT

  4999 SCENIC HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000449970

• EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION - BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT

  4999 SCENIC HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000449970

• EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION - BATON ROUGE POLYOLEFINS PLANT

  12875 SCENIC HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70807

  Registry ID: 110000450011

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ExxonMobil Chemical Company-TX LA-CAA Flaring Consent Decree (HQ Lead)-2018entered 2018-06-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,030,000 · State/local: $470,000 · SEP: $2,572,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2010-08-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2010-09-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-05-10Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2016-02-17Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2017-10-31Complaint Filed With Court
• 2017-10-31Final Order Lodged
• 2018-06-06Final Order Entered