EPA v. Shell Oil Company

Case summary

Shel Oil Company failed to satisfy certain financial responsibility requirements uner RCRA for closure post-closure care, and third-party liability, and under SDWA for plugging and abandonment, at seventeen )17) facilities between March 30, 2004 and May 28, 2004. Shell agreed to pay a civil penalty of $153,949 and to maintain compliance with applicable financial responsibiltiy

Defendants (1)

• Shell Oil CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (48)

• ODESSA REFINING CO.

  P.O. BOX 2352, ODESSA, TX, 79760

  Registry ID: 110040428196

• NORCO CHEMICAL PLANT-WEST SITE

  P.O. BOX 10, NORCO, LA, 70079

  Registry ID: 110013831201

• NORCO CHEMICAL PLANT-WEST SITE

  P.O. BOX 10, NORCO, LA, 70079

  Registry ID: 110013831201

• NORCO CHEMICAL PLANT-WEST SITE

  P.O. BOX 10, NORCO, LA, 70079

  Registry ID: 110013831201

• NORCO CHEMICAL PLANT-WEST SITE

  P.O. BOX 10, NORCO, LA, 70079

  Registry ID: 110013831201

• SHELL DEER PARK REFINING CO.

  P.O. BOX 100, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• WESTHOLLOW TECHNOLOGY CENTER

  P.O. BOX 1380, HOUSTON, TX, 77251-1380

  Registry ID: 110040428230

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  2000 WRANGLE HILL RD., DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  2000 WRANGLE HILL RD., DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• SHELL DEER PARK REFINING CO.

  P.O. BOX 100, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• CATALYST RECOVERY OF LOUISIANA

  100 AMERICAN BLVD., LAFAYETTE, LA, 70508

  Registry ID: 110000613783

• SHELL DEER PARK REFINING CO.

  P.O. BOX 100, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL DEER PARK REFINING CO.

  P.O. BOX 100, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• PUGET SOUND REFINING CO

  PO BOX 622, ANACORTES, WA, 98221

  Registry ID: 110015968791

• BELLPRE PLANT

  P.O. BOX 235, BELLPRE, OH, 45714-0235

  Registry ID: 110056953916

• …and 33 more

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Shell Oil Companyentered 2008-01-30

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-04-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-01-30Final Order Issued
• 2010-01-26Enforcement Action Data Entered