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Safety System Bypass Causes Pollution Event in the Gulf of Mexico

Report Information

Date Issued

September 4, 2024

Report Number

18-0490

Report Type

Investigation

Component

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Description

We found that an Area Foreman instructed platform operators to bypass safety systems before a pollution event.

Joint Report

Local File

Investigation_SafetySystemsBypassCausesPollutionEvent.pdf