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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Apache Corporation
Current Parent Company: APA Corporation
Penalty: $80,000
Year: 2011
Date: July 1, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: offshore drilling violation
Violation Description: During the course of a BSEE inspection, the inspector discovered several violations throughout the facility. The violations were: 1. Sections of grating were missing on the boat landing, creating an open-hole hazard in the path of an egress route. The open hole was also discovered unprotected and not barricaded. 2. The wellhead / casing deck supports had severe corrosion, pitting, and holes thereby creating an unsafe work area. 3. The wellhead / casing head for 2 wells were severely rusted requiring immediate repair and/or replacement thereby creating a threat. 4. Casing valves grease fittings were severely rusted and corroded requiring immediate replacement.
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: Texas
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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