News release: “The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today issued a second set of regulatory violations arising from operations conducted in connection with the Macondo well. The violations were issued as Incidents of Non-Compliance (INC). A total of five INCs were issued by faxed letter to BP; four of the INCs were violations of one regulation in different sections of the well…The following is a listing of the federal regulations and INCs issued today to BP: One violation of 30 CFR 250.427 BP failed to conduct an accurate pressure integrity test at the 13-5/8 liner shoe. Four violations of 30 CFR 250.427(b) BP failed to suspend drilling operations at the Macondo well when the safe drilling margin identified in the approved application for permit to drill was not maintained…More information regarding the initial INCs issued to BP, Transocean and Halliburton can be found here.”
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