Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
The OIG investigated allegations that Prime 8, LLC, a company that conducted oil and gas operations and inspections in the Gulf of Mexico, violated departmental regulations and created records to support fictitious inspections of offshore platforms regulated by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
We found the company did not perform platform visits and inspections as required, and documents prepared by the company’s owner concealed that the mandatory platform visits had not occurred. Because of the inaccuracies in the company’s documents, BSEE inspectors could not have known that the company did not complete the required inspections.
We referred our investigation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, which declined prosecution.
Short / Alternative Report Title:
DOI OIG - Offshore Platform Operator Did Not Inspect Platforms As Required
Date Issued:
Friday, November 16, 2018
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
15-0608
Component, if applicable:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Location(s):
TX
United StatesType of Report:
Investigation
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$0
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