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SPCC Plan – Spill Plans – EPA  40 CFR 112 Requirements

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Dallas, Texas - June 10, 2009: - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined Robinowitz Oil Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma, $3,300 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A federal inspection of the company’s Big Eagle oil production facility located in Osage County, Oklahoma, on February 17, 2009, revealed the company had failed to inspect and provide documentation of required inspections of tanks, piping, valves, supports and other facility equipment as required by SPCC regulations. The inspection also found the company had failed to provide required training and discharge prevention procedures for oil handling personnel and failed to adequately describe the physical layout of the facility, also required by SPCC regulations. The EPA proposed and the company agreed to a $3,300 fine.

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Dallas, Texas – March 27, 2009: - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined Glenn Supply Company, Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, $32,940 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. Today’s announcement settles a Clean Water Act violation for a 3,800 gallon oil spill into the North Canadian River and its adjoining shorelines from Glenn Supply Company’s oil production facility in Okfuskee County. A federal inspection of the facility revealed that the company had failed to prepare a SPCC Plan for the facility which contributed to the oil spill.

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Washington, DC, May 29: - The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued a $4,000 fine to Prize Petro, a producer based in Cherokee County, Tex., for spilling 2,100 gal of oil from a production facility on Dec. 17, 2008. The announcement by EPA's Region 6 office in Dallas settled a Clean Water Act violation resulting from the spill into Owl Creek and wetland adjoining the Neches River and nearby shorelines. Owl Creek is a Neches River tributary that enters Sabine Lake near the Gulf of Mexico. EPA said Prize Petro agreed to pay the fine, certify that it investigated the spill's cause, and take actions to prevent future spills.

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Dallas, Texas – May 11, 2009: - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined one Texas and two Oklahoma companies $2,500 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act.

Federal inspections in February and March 2009 of oil production facilities found numerous violations. For example, inspections and tests required by SPCC regulations were not in accordance with written procedures and spill prevention briefings were not scheduled and conducted periodically. The inspections also revealed personnel working at the facilities had no training in several areas, including: operation and maintenance of equipment to prevent discharges; discharge procedure protocols; general facility operations; and applicable pollution control laws, rules and regulations. The facilities and fines assessed as a result of the inspections were as follows:

• Noble Energy, Inc., Houston, Texas - $900;

• Southwest Petroleum Corp., Drumright, Oklahoma - $850; and

• Marjo Operating Co. Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma - $750

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Dallas, Texas – May 5, 200: - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined four Oklahoma companies $4,150 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act.

Federal inspections in December 2008 and January 2009 of oil production facilities found numerous violations. For example, inspections and tests required by SPCC regulations were not in accordance with written procedures and spill prevention briefings were not scheduled and conducted periodically. The inspections also revealed personnel working at the facilities had no training in several areas, including: operation and maintenance of equipment to prevent discharges; discharge procedure protocols; general facility operations and; applicable pollution control laws, rules and regulations. The facilities and fines assessed as a result of the inspections were as follows:

• N&N Oil Company, Duncan - $750;

• Ronnie Gaskins Oil & Gas, Lawton - $900;

• Red Earth Oil and Gas, Inc., Oklahoma City - $700; and

• Lewis Oil Properties, Ratliff City - $1,800.

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As part of an Expedited Settlement Agreement with EPA, the companies have provided certification that all identified deficiencies have been corrected. SPCC regulations require facilities to provide oil spill prevention, preparedness and response to prevent oil discharges. The SPCC program helps protect our nation’s water quality. A spill of only one gallon of oil can contaminate one million gallons of water.

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