# MURPHY OIL USA INC
> **Judicial** · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `34677`
- **Case Number:** 06-1989-0128
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $25K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- MURPHY OIL USA INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

MURPHY OIL USA INC.  MURPHY OIL  IS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A PETROLEUM REFINERY LOCATED AT MERAUX, ST. BERNARD       PARISH, LOUISIANA ( THE MERAUX REFINERY ).  ONN FEBRUARY 15, 17 AND 18, 1988, EPA INSPECTED THE MERAUX REFINERY.  DURING  THE INSPECTION, EPA DISCOVERED TWO TANKS WHICH HAVE BEEN DE- TERMINED TO BE SUBJECT TO 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART KB-     STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC LIQUID STORAGE VESSELS (INCLUDING PETROLEUM LIQUID STORAGE VESSELS) FOR     WHICH CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION COMMENCED AFTER JULY 23, 1984.  MURPHY OIL HAS NOT NOTIFIED EPA OF     THE DATES OF  COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION, THE DATES OF     ANATICIPATED STARTUP, AND THD DATES OF ACTUAL STARTUP OF THE TWO TANKS AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. EPA PROPOSES THAT A CIVIL ACTION BE FILED ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF THE NOTIFICATION      REQUIREMENTS OF 40 C.F.R. AND SEEKING CIVIL PENALTIES AND    INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

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