(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 gasoline business. The penalties, totaling $2,173,382.40, had been assessed throughout the August 2024 Commissioners’ Convention, involving 715 enforcement dockets.
The RRC, liable for regulating the state’s oil and gasoline sector and making certain pipeline security, issued these fines via 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 rules.
Detailed data on the fines from the grasp default and agreed orders will be discovered on the RRC Hearings Division and Common Counsel net pages, respectively.
