Form BOEM-1020 Surety Bond

OBM Control No.: 1010-0106
Expiration Date: xx/xx/2023

U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

SURETY BOND
CERTIFICATION OF OIL SPILL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990
(TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION EXCEPT SIGNATURES)

1. Designated Applicant:
COMPANY LEGAL NAME

BOEM COMPANY NUMBER

2. Surety Company Bond Number:

.

3. The Designated Applicant and Responsible Parties, identified in form(s) BOEM-1017 on file or attached, and
____________________________, a company created under the laws of _______________________, and
NAME OF SURETY COMPANY

STATE

authorized to do business in the United States, as Surety (hereinafter called Surety), are held and firmly bound
unto the United States of America and other claimants for damages and removal cost liability under the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. (hereinafter called Act), in the sum of $ ______________, for
AMOUNT

which payment, we bind ourselves and our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and
severally, under the terms and conditions of Part 553 of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This bond is
hereby provided on behalf of the Responsible Parties to comply with the requirements of 33 U.S.C. § 2716(c) and
is offered to satisfy any claim made under OPA.
4. The liability of the Surety will not be discharged by any payment or succession of payments hereunder, unless
and until such payment or payments will amount in the aggregate to the penalty of the bond. In no event will the
Surety’s obligation hereunder exceed the amount of the penalty, provided the Surety furnishes timely written
notice to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) oil spill financial responsibility (OSRP) program of
all claims filed, judgments rendered, and payments made by the Surety under this bond.
5. This bond is effective the ______ day of _______, _______, 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time
NUMBER

MONTH

YEAR

as stated herein and will continue in force until terminated as hereinafter provided. The Surety may at any time
terminate this bond by written notice of intent to cancel sent by certified mail to the Designated Applicant with
copies (plainly indicating the original notice was sent by certified mail) to all Responsible Parties and to the BOEM
oil spill financial responsibility program by certified mail. This surety bond will remain in force and the undersigned
will remain liable until termination on the earlier of: (1) thirty calendar days after BOEM and the Designated
Applicant receive a notification of an intent to cancel this Surety Bond; (2) BOEM receives other acceptable OSFR
evidence from the Designated Applicant; or (3) all the COFs to which this Surety Bond applies have been
permanently abandoned either in compliance with 30 CFR part 250 or equivalent state requirements. The Surety
will not be liable in connection with an incident occurring after the termination of this bond as herein provided; but
termination will not affect the liability of the Surety in connection with an incident occurring before the termination
becomes effective.
6. The undersigned agree that any suit or claim for which the Responsible Parties identified in form(s) BOEM-1017,
on file or attached, represented by the aforementioned Designated Applicant may be liable under Title I of the Act
may be brought directly against the Surety for claims up to the amount of the penalty asserted by the U.S.
government or by other claimants when a Responsible Party denies or fails to pay a claim on the basis of
insolvency or a Responsible Party has petitioned for bankruptcy under Title 11 of the U.S. Code.
7. The undersigned further agrees not to use any defense except those that would be available to a Responsible
Party for whom the Surety was provided or that the incident leading to the claim for removal costs or damages
was caused by willful misconduct of a Responsible Party covered by this Surety Bond.

FORM BOEM-1020 (Mont Year)
Previous Editions are Obsolete.

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8. The undersigned further agrees that the Responsible Party, pursuant to the requirements of 30 CFR 553.15, will
notify the BOEM oil spill financial responsibility program in the event the Responsible Party is no longer able to
maintain evidence of oil spill financial responsibility to the extent stated in section 3 above.
9. The Designated Applicant must, no later than the first calendar day of the fifth month after the close of your
Financial Guarantor’s fiscal year or termination if earlier, submit either a renewal of this Surety Bond or other
acceptable evidence of financial responsibility.
10. In witness whereof, the Designated Applicant and the Surety have executed this instrument on the __________
day of ____________, __________.
MONTH

YEAR

Designated Applicant:
_________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

______________________________________________________________________
NAME OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

______________________________________________________________________
TITLE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

Surety:
______________________________________________________
COMPANY NAME

___________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS

___________________________________________________________________
CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

___________________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

___________________________________________________________________
NAME OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

___________________________________________________________________
TITLE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

FORM BOEM-1020 (Month Year)
Previous Editions are Obsolete.

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U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control No.: 1010-0106
Expiration Date: xx/xx/2023

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990
OIL SPILL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires us to inform you that the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) collects this information to:
1.

Provide a standard method for establishing eligibility for oil spill financial responsibility (OSFR) for offshore facilities;

2.

Identify and maintain a record of those offshore facilities that have a potential oil spill liability;

3.

Establish and maintain a continuous record, over the liability term specified in Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, of
financial evidence and instruments established to pay claims for oil spill cleanup and damages resulting from operations
conducted on offshore facilities and the transportation of oil from offshore platforms and wells;

4.

Establish and maintain a continuous record of Responsible Parties, as defined in Title I of the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, and their agents or Authorized Representatives for oil spill financial responsibility for offshore facilities;
and

5.

Establish and maintain a continuous record, over the liability term specified in Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, of
persons to contact and U.S. Agents for Service of Process for claims associated with oil spills from offshore facilities.

The BOEM will routinely use the information to:
1.

Ensure compliance of offshore lessees and owners and operators of offshore facilities with Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990;

2

Establish eligibility of applicants for OSFR; and

3.

Establish a reference source of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Responsible Parties for offshore facilities
and their Authorized Representatives and Guarantors for claims associated with oil pollution from designated offshore
facilities.

Responses are mandatory (33 U.S.C. 2716). No confidential or proprietary information is required to be submitted. The BOEM
considers oil spill financial responsibility demonstrations, including supporting audited financial statements, to be public information
open for review under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. The public reporting burden for an application for
certification of oil spill financial responsibility is listed below. The burden includes the time for reviewing instructions, gathering
and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the application. The average burden for this form and required information
that could comprise a submission is 24 hours.

Comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form should be directed to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.

FORM BOEM-1020 (Month Year)
Previous Editions are Obsolete.

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