California Air Resources Board

$20,000 in Fines Paid by Vitol

On March 9, 2005, Vitol submitted their final notification for an import of diesel on the marine vessel, Nordeuropa, declaring the marine vessel as the import facility per their protocol. The protocol specifies that the final notification must be provided as early as practicable, but in no case after the start of physical transfer of the California motor fuel from the marine vessel or less than 12 hours before physical transfer is completed or the motor fuel in the marine vessel is commingled with other product. The final notification received on March 9, 2005, at 0700 hours indicated that transfer of the fuel started on March 8, 2005, at noon.

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