⚖️2025 Civil Penalties Adjustments for Offshore Energy Operations
2025 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
Summary
This final rule implements the 2025 inflation adjustments to the maximum daily civil monetary penalties in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) regulations for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). These inflation adjustments are made pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Improvements Act) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-25-02. The 2025 adjustment multiplier of 1.02598 accounts for 1 year of inflation from October 2023 through October 2024.
Agencies
- Interior Department
- Ocean Energy Management Bureau
Business Impact
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The text discusses new maximum civil monetary penalties for violations related to oil and gas operations. Effective January 13, 2025, these adjustments can financially impact business owners and executives in the offshore energy sector, necessitating compliance and potentially increasing costs related to violations.