{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42023039NOPV","title":"BRAVO PIPELINE COMPANY — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2023-05-11","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.452(l)(1)(ii).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42023039nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42023039nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42023039nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42023039NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving BRAVO PIPELINE COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.452(l)(1)(ii). The case was opened on 2023-05-11 and is reported as closed as of 2024-03-18. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42023039NOPV_Closure Letter_03182024_(22-234780).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023039NOPV/42023039NOPV_Closure%20Letter_03182024_(22-234780).pdf\n\n42023039NOPV_Closure Letter_03182024_(22-234780)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023039NOPV/42023039NOPV_Closure%20Letter_03182024_(22-234780)_text.pdf\n\n42023039NOPV_Final Order_09192023_(22-234780).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023039NOPV/42023039NOPV_Final%20Order_09192023_(22-234780).pdf\n\n42023039NOPV_Final Order_09192023_(22-234780)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023039NOPV/42023039NOPV_Final%20Order_09192023_(22-234780)_text.pdf\n\n42023039NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_05242023_(22-234780).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023039NOPV/42023039NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_05242023_(22-234780).pdf\n\n42023039NOPV_PCO_05112023_(22-234780).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023039NOPV/42023039NOPV_PCO_05112023_(22-234780).pdf\n\n42023039NOPV_PCO_05112023_(22-234780)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023039NOPV/42023039NOPV_PCO_05112023_(22-234780)_text.pdf\n\n42023039NOPV_Closure Letter_03182024_(22-234780)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: vishal gupta@oxy.com\nMarch 18, 2024\nVishal Gupta\nPresident and General Manager for Oxy EOR\nBravo Pipeline Company\n5 Greenway Plaza Suite 110\nHouston, Texas 77046\nCPF 4-2023-039 NOPV\nDear Mr. Gupta:\nOn September 19, 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to Bravo Pipeline Company’s (Bravo) carbon dioxide (CO2) transmission pipeline system\na Final Order in the above-referenced case. This Order included a Compliance Order. Based on\nour review of the documentation you provided, it has been determined that you have complied\nwith the terms of this Order.\nAccordingly, this case is now closed, and no further action is contemplated with respect to the\nmatters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nBryan Lethcoe\nDirector, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Lee Turfe, Manager Control Center, Occidental Petroleum Corporation,\nlee_turfe@oxy.com\nBradey Holland, Pipeline Operations Lead, Occidental Petroleum Corporation,\nBradey_holland@oxy.com\n\n42023039NOPV_Final Order_09192023_(22-234780)_text.pdf\n\nSeptember 19, 2023\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: vishal gupta@oxy.com\nVishal Gupta\nPresident and General Manager for Oxy EOR\nBravo Pipeline Company\n5 Greenway Plaza Suite 110\nHouston, Texas 77046\nRe: CPF No. 4-2023-039-NOPV\nDear Mr. Gupta:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety\nregulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the\nDirector, Southwest Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order\nby e-mail is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided\nunder 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosures (Final Order and NOPV)\ncc: Mr. Bryan Lethcoe, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. Mark Hamlin, Managing Counsel, Occidental Petroleum Company,\nmark_hamlin@oxy.com\nMr. Bradey Holland, Lead, Plant Operations, Bravo Pipeline Company,\nbradey_holland@oxy.com\nCONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n________________________________________\nIn the Matter of )\nBravo Pipeline Company, ) CPF No. 4-2023-039-NOPV\na subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corp., )\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n________________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn May 11, 2023, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Southwest Region, Office of\nPipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Bravo Pipeline\nCompany (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the pipeline\nsafety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 195. The Notice also proposed certain measures to correct\nthe violation. Respondent did not contest the allegation of violation or corrective measures.\nBased upon a review of all the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the\npipeline safety regulations listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is\nincorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 195.452(l)(1)(ii) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to maintain records to\nsupport the decisions and analyses, including any modifications, justifications,\nvariances, deviations, and determinations made, and actions taken, to implement and\nevaluate each element integrity management program.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nCompliance Actions\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the\nactions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an\nextension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely\nsubmitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion\nof the ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to\ncomply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223\nor in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\n\n\n\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nSeptember 19, 2023\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":6366}