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Company: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Current Parent Company: Occidental Petroleum
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Penalty: $37,000
Year: 2014
Date: September 23, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: offshore drilling violation
Violation Description: During the course of a BSEE investigation involving injuries, it was discovered that a composite air pressure vessel exploded causing a large fireball and flying shrapnel, followed by a venting sound. The Subsea personnel were injured, receiving second and third degree burns from the flash fire. November 2, 2013
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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