30 CFR § 553.702 - What limit of liability applies to my offshore facility?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s553.702"
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title: "30 CFR § 553.702 - What limit of liability applies to my offshore facility?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "553.702"
section_name: "What limit of liability applies to my offshore facility?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "553"
part_name: "OIL SPILL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; 2716a; E.O. 12777, as amended."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "553"
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# 553.702 What limit of liability applies to my offshore facility?

Except as provided in 33 U.S.C. 2704(c), the limit of liability under OPA for a responsible party for any offshore facility, including any offshore pipeline, is the total of all removal costs plus $167.8069 million for damages with respect to each incident.

[88 FR 22912, Apr. 14, 2023]