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Company: Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc
Current Parent Company: Transocean
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Penalty: $507,000
Year: 2023
Date: September 28, 2023
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: water pollution violation
Violation Description: The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a consent decree with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc for alleged violations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Gulf of Mexico - Outer Continental Shelf General Permit and Sections 301 and 309 of the federal Clean Water Act. The complaint alleged that Transocean did not obtain coverage under the relevant general permit before discharging, discharged pollutants in excess of effluent limits, and submitted inaccurate discharge monitoring reports, among other violations.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Switzerland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oilfield services and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oilfield services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.