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ChevronTexaco Corporation

Violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Date: 04/10/2007 (Date of Penalty Payment)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: Interior

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $15,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: The Minerals Management Service of the Department of Interior fined Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. According to a notice published in the Federal Register: “The LSH on Run Tank, MAJ 1027, was bypassed while changing a leaking site glass. There was no way to monitor the level inside the vessel which was a contributing factor to the 2 bbl oil spill on August 1, 2006.”