FMCSA initiated an investigation of Rimrock Stages and determined the company does not have
adequate safety management practices to ensure that its commercial motor vehicles are systematically and properly inspected, repaired and maintained.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) to issue new suspensions of deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying a pause is needed to ensure that oil and gas companies first implement
adequate safety measures to reduce the risks associated with deepwater drilling operations and are prepared for blowouts and oil spills.