Rowan Cos.pleads guilty to environmental charges

摘要

Rowan Cos.Inc.has pleaded guilty to three felonies involving the discharge of pollutants and garbage into the Gulf of Mexico from the Rowan-Midland drilling rig,the US Department of Justice reported.Nine employees also filed guilty pleas to related charges.Although the company sold the Rowan-Midland rig in January,the discharges were made in 2002-04.Rowan and its employees pleaded guilty Oct.9,2006,in federal court in Beaumont,Tex.