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Company: McMoran Oil and Gas LLC
Current Parent Company: Freeport-McMoRan
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Penalty: $85,000
Year: 2014
Date: November 13, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: offshore drilling violation
Violation Description: An inspection was conducted because an oil sheen was spotted during flight. Violations connected to the spill were due to the sump pile not operating automatically; the LSH and sum pile pneumatic pump failed, and then the sump pile was used as a processing device. October 24, 2013 (3 violations)
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: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mining
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