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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal
Mega-Scandal: Federal Leaseholder Abuse
Description: This list shows cases in which oil and gas companies holding drilling leases from the federal government paid penalties of $25 million or more for cheating on their royalty payments.
Penalty Total since 2000: $479,869,584
Number of Penalty Records: 9
Note: The totals here are adjusted to account for the fact that each current parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
| Top 10 Current Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
| Chevron | $183,569,584 | 3 |
| Shell PLC | $110,000,000 | 1 |
| Devon Energy | $61,500,000 | 1 |
| Hilcorp Energy | $34,600,000 | 1 |
| Exxon Mobil | $32,200,000 | 1 |
| BP | $32,000,000 | 1 |
| ConocoPhillips | $26,000,000 | 1 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
| Shell Oil Company | Shell PLC | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2001 | DOJ_CIVIL | $110,000,000 |
| Chevron Corporation | Chevron | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2000 | DOJ_CIVIL | $95,000,000 |
| Devon Energy Corporation | Devon Energy | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | DOJ_CIVIL | $61,500,000 |
| Chevron | Chevron | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | DOJ_CIVIL | $45,569,584 |
| Texaco Inc. | Chevron | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2000 | DOJ_CIVIL | $43,000,000 |
| Hilcorp San Juan L.P. | Hilcorp Energy | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2024 | USAO | $34,600,000 |
| Mobil Natural Gas Inc. | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | DOJ_CIVIL | $32,200,000 |
| BP Amoco | BP | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2000 | DOJ_CIVIL | $32,000,000 |
| Conoco | ConocoPhillips | oil and gas | False Claims Act and related | 2000 | DOJ_CIVIL | $26,000,000 |
