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Pollution PINCs

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BSEE inspection checklist of potential incidents of noncompliance for pollution prevention, spill inspections and response equipment on offshore facilities.

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POLLUTION (Last Updated -- February 2026)

Prevention

E-100 IS THE OPERATOR PREVENTING UNATHORIZED DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO OFFSHORE WATERS? (Last Updated – August 2024) Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.132(a) 30 CFR 250.132(b) 30 CFR 250.300(a) 30 CFR 250.300(b)(3) 30 CFR 254.2(a) 30 CFR 254.5(a) 30 CFR 254.5(c)

E-101 IS THE LESSEE DISPOSING OF DRILL CUTTINGS, SAND, AND OTHER WELL SOLIDS AS APPROVED? (Last Updated – August 2024) Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(2) Enforcement Actions: C/S

E-102 IS THE FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH CURBS, GUTTERS, DRIP PANS, AND DRAINS NECESSARY TO COLLECT ALL CONTAMINANTS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISCHARGE? (Last Updated – August 2024) Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(4) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S

E-103 DOES THE SUMP SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAIN THE OIL AT A LEVEL SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT DISCHARGE OF OIL INTO OFFSHORE WATERS? (Last Updated – August 2024) Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(4) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S

E-104 IS ALL HYDROCARBONS HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING AND PRODUCTION DESIGNED, INSTALLED AND OPERATED TO PREVENT POLLUTION? Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(3) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.802(a)(b)(e)

E-105 ARE ALL GRAVITY DRAINS EQUIPPED WITH A WATER TRAP OR OTHER MEANS TO PREVENT GAS IN THE SUMP SYSTEM FROM ESCAPING THROUGH THE DRAINS? Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(4) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.490(q)(13)

E-106 ARE SUMP PILES NOT USED AS PROCESSING DEVICES? (Last Updated – February 2018) Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(4) Enforcement Actions: C

E-107 IS THE LESSEE ADHERING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE ADDITION OF PETROLEUM-BASED SUBSTANCES TO THE MUD SYSTEM, WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE DISTRICT MANAGER? (Last Updated – February 2018) Authority: 30 CFR 300(b)(1) Enforcement Actions: S

E-108 IS THE LESSEE PREVENTING THE DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT, CABLES, CHAINS, CONTAINERS, OR OTHER MATERIALS INTO OFFSHORE WATERS? (Last Updated – February 2018) Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(6) Enforcement Actions: W/S

Inspections and Reports

E-120 ARE FACILITIES AND PIPELINES BEING INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF POLLUTION, AND ARE RECORDS BEING MAINTAINED? (Last Updated – February 2018) Authority: 30 CFR 250.132(a) Enforcement Actions: W/S 30 CFR 250.132(b) 30 CFR 250.301(a) 30 CFR 250.1005(a) 30 CFR 254.2(a)

E-123 IS THE POLLUTION RESPONSE EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIED IN OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN LOCATED AT THE DESIGNATED SITE(S), TESTED, MAINTAINED, AND INSPECTED MONTHLY, AND ARE RECORDS BEING MAINTAINED? (Last Updated – February 2018) Authority: 30 CFR 250.132(a) Enforcement Actions: W/S 30 CFR 250.132(b) 30 CFR 250.254.2(a) 30 CFR 254.5(a) 30 CFR 254.24(a) 30 CFR 254.40 30 CFR 254.42(e) 30 CFR 254.43(a) 30 CFR 254.43(b)

Artificial Islands

E-200 ON ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS, ARE ALL VESSELS CONTAINING HYDROCARBONS PLACED INSIDE AN IMPERVIOUS BERM OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED TO CONTAIN SPILLS? (Last Updated – February 2018) Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(5) Enforcement Actions: W/S

E-201 ON ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS, IS DRAINAGE DIRECTED AWAY FROM THE DRILLING RIG TO A SUMP? (Last Updated – February 2018) Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(5) Enforcement Actions: W/S

E-202 ON ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS, ARE DRAINS AND SUMPS CONSTRUCTED TO PREVENT SEEPAGE? Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(b)(5) Enforcement Actions: W/S

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