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Both were charged Tuesday for spills in 2015 and 2018, according to complaints from a U.S. attorney for East Louisiana. Workers at one platform mocked that their mottos were “safe and stable until production goes down,” the lawsuit said.
“Fieldwood’s top priority is to operate our facilities in a safe manner that protects employees and the environment, the Houston-based company said in a statement. Fieldwood was not identified by name in the lies or accusation. He was giving questions to agents for both men.
Fieldwood district mayor Brandon Wall, 42, of Louisiana, has been charged with negligent depletion and bypass of inspection and safety systems to keep oil flowing at one of the world’s richest platforms. company, according to the sentence.
“By installing the platform for repair or maintenance work Company A would have made much less money,” the lawsuit said.
The actions released “harmful amounts of oil and other hazardous substances. “Regulators warned of a wall a month after it first saw an oil sheen on the Grand Isle 43AA platform, the lawsuit said.
Wall did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Eight charges against Patrick Huse, 40, of Mississippi, who is in charge of other Fieldwood platforms, include knowingly leaking oil, semi-representing to regulators and making false entries to audit logs.
The company’s Main Pass 310A platform was in operation for four days in mid-2015 after operators realized the spill and warned Huse, the lawsuit said. A harmful amount of oil was released.
Huse did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Both men will face jail time and a fine if convicted.
Reciting with Gary McWilliams; Edited by Leslie Adler