(WO) — The Railroad Fee of Texas (RRC) has imposed greater than $2 million in fines on operators and companies for violations throughout the state’s oil and fuel business. The penalties, totaling $2,173,382.40, had been assessed in the course of the August 2024 Commissioners’ Convention, involving 715 enforcement dockets.
The RRC, answerable for regulating the state’s oil and fuel sector and guaranteeing pipeline security, issued these fines by way of numerous enforcement actions. Default orders had been issued in opposition to operators who failed to seem at Fee proceedings, whereas agreed orders required operators to adjust to RRC laws.
Detailed info on the fines from the grasp default and agreed orders could be discovered on the RRC Hearings Division and Basic Counsel internet pages, respectively.