# SHELL OIL COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1152`
- **Case Number:** 01-1999-0166
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $390K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $46K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- SHELL OIL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

SHELL OPERATED ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS A LEAKING VAPOR   STORAGE AND RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR THE TERMINA'S GASOLINE       LOADING BAY SYSTEM. SHELL LOADED GASOLINE ONTO BARGES W/O    REQUIRED VAPOR RECOVERY EQUIPMENT, RESULTING IN EXCESS       EMISSIONS. SHELL FAILED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCT-  ING AND OPERATING A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO THE FACIITIES      GASOLINE LOADING BAY SYSTEM (BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL BAY     W/O OBTAINING THE NECESSARY PERMITS AS REQUIRED BY CT SIP    AND WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE FEDERAL REGULATORY REQUIRE-   MENTS UNDER CAA. SHELL THEREBY AVOIDED THE REQUIREMENT TO    PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 80 TONS PER YEAR OF VOC OFFSETS.

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