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Company: West Texas Gas Inc.
Current Parent Company: West Texas Gas
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Penalty: $8,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: October 1, 2021
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Five subsidiaries of West Texas Gas Inc. will spend up to $5 million on compliance measures in a settlement that resolves allegations that they violated federal Clean Air Act chemical accident prevention requirements at several of their natural gas processing plants. The companies will pay more than $3 million in civil penalties to resolve claims stemming from fatal chemical accidents and accident prevention program violations.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous energy products and systems
Specific Industry of Current Parent: energy distribution
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