第三海岸中流省因安全失灵和反应迟缓,对2023年海湾石油泄漏罚款9.6M美元。 Third Coast Midstream fined $9.6M for 2023 Gulf oil spill due to safety failures and delayed response.

管道和危险材料安全管理局因2023年的漏油,向路易斯安那州以外的墨西哥湾排放了110万加仑的石油,罚款了第三海岸中流,罚款960万美元,这是其历史上最大的一次。 The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration fined Third Coast Midstream $9.6 million—the largest in its history—for a 2023 oil spill that released 1.1 million gallons into the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. 与飓风有关的水下山崩造成的溢漏是由于该公司未能进行适当的风险评估、保持输油管的完整性或在警告信号延误近13小时后迅速采取行动造成的。 The spill, caused by underwater landslides linked to hurricanes, resulted from the company’s failure to conduct proper risk assessments, maintain pipeline integrity, or act promptly after warning signs—delays of nearly 13 hours. PHMSA和NTSB列举了系统性安全失误,包括忽视已知的地质危害威胁。 PHMSA and the NTSB cited systemic safety failures, including neglect of known geohazard threats. 尽管受到创纪录的处罚, 批评者却说这不可能阻止未来的违法行为, 因为这只占公司年收入的不到3%。 Despite the record penalty, critics say it’s unlikely to deter future violations, as it represents less than 3% of the company’s annual earnings. 第三海岸拥有近1 900英里的输油管,获得10亿美元的贷款,对调查结果提出异议,称其不准确和令人吃惊。 Third Coast, which operates nearly 1,900 miles of pipelines and secured a $1 billion loan, disputes the findings, calling them inaccurate and surprising. 溢漏虽然远小于2010年英国石油公司的灾难,但若能更快地采取行动,本可以将溢漏减至最低程度。 The spill, while far smaller than the 2010 BP disaster, could have been minimized with faster action.