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Offshore Operator Agrees to More Than $41 Million in Penalties for Unauthorized Oil Discharges and Improper Operations in Gulf of Mexico

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Settles BSEE and EPA Claims in Joint Judicial Enforcement Action under Clean Water Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

In the continuing joint enforcement action by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in a separate BSEE administrative action, ATP Oil & Gas Corp (ATP) has agreed to resolve actions under the Clean Water Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act concerning unauthorized discharges of oil and chemicals from a floating oil and gas production platform into the Gulf of Mexico, announced the Department of Justice, BSEE and EPA. The two agreements impose a combined total of $41.85 million in judicial and administrative penalties for the violations.

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