As evidenced by the HES portion of Success sharing, Sunoco sets aggressive performance goals to drive continuous improvement in key aspects of HES performance. The following compliance data are "lagging indicators" of Sunoco's performance. However, Sunoco has developed leading indicators, such as near-miss reporting and PSM data, to help prevent incidents from occurring.

Enforcement Actions
Fines and penalties paid in a particular year often relate to activities in prior years. Fines and penalties paid in 2008 increased to $944,000.

Compliance Footnotes
Note: Years not shown or no entries for an agency/regulation indicates no fines or penalties paid.

1. Does not include unilateral Administrative Orders.
2. Includes a $3,000,000 fine as part of the Clean Air Act section 114 settlement reached in 2005 with the U.S. EPA.
3. Sunoco reached an agreement with the U.S. EPA concerning the February 2, 2000, pipeline spill in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge near Philadelphia, PA. As a part of the Settlement, Sunoco agreed to pay a $2,742,000 fine.
4. Includes two penalties at the Marcus Hook Refinery. The first fine of $825,236 was for Pennsylvania Title V permit emission cap exceedances occurring in 2001 to 2004 at the Marcus Hook Refinery. A second penalty for $3,951,612 was a court ordered judgment stemming from a disagreement over Sunoco's compliance with Reasonable Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements.