Data are on a fiscal year basis (i.e. 2022 started on 10/1/2021 and ended on 9/30/2022)
These data are only for civil penalties paid in that year. Data for civil penalties referrals are not publicly available.
Nothing terribly surprising in the data. Fieldwood’s issues have been discussed at length.
Note (last chart) the lag between the date violations were observed and the date penalties were paid. This lag is significant but understandable given due process considerations.
Fastest payment: 6 months by Shell for an open hole that was not properly barricaded ($26,750 penalty, 2018).
Slowest payment: 54 months by LLOG for failing to install and maintain equipment properly (three 2016 violations)
Largest civil penalty paid: $512,900 by bp for a high-pressure gas release caused by the use of improper seals (May 8, 2018 violation).
Smallest civil penalty paid: $16,300 by Arena for the release of 1000 psi gas on October 16, 2018
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 
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