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Shell Offshore, Inc. (GMG290103)

Administrative - Formal · FY2005 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 131463

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Case

Case Number
06-2005-1707
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

Respondent is an offshore oil and gas extraction company operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Respondent had a leak in their methanol line in lease area Garden Banks, blocks 341 and 426, that resulted in a discharge of 623 gallons on July 31, 2004. The line is a small (1.5-2 inch) line on the seabed floor. Respondent reported no observable impacts. EPA is ordering them to fix the line and take steps to prevent such a discharge in the future.

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