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Summary: Pollution Event During Safety System Bypass

Report Information

Date Issued

October 22, 2025

Report Number

24-0090

Report Type

Investigation

Component

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Description

We substantiated allegations that an operator placed safety systems in bypass and did not immediately notify BSEE of the subsequent oil discharge.

Joint Report

Local File

Summary_PollutionEventDuringSafetySystemBypass.pdf