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Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary

Parent Company Name: 
Williams Companies
Ownership Structure: 
publicly traded (ticker symbol WMB)
Headquartered in: 
Oklahoma
Major Industry: 
oil and gas
Specific Industry: 
oil & gas
Penalty total since 2000: 
$569,495,455
Number of records: 
113
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
competition-related offenses$479,600,0005
employment-related offenses$55,000,0001
miscellaneous offenses$20,000,0001
environment-related offenses$14,530,90978
safety-related offenses$364,54628
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
energy market manipulation$432,000,0002
benefit plan administrator violation$55,000,0001
energy market violation$47,600,0003
data submission deficiencies$20,000,0001
environmental violation$14,530,90978
Notes: 

Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below 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. The totals 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 list below.

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Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page here.


Individual Penalty Records:

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Company Primary Offense Type Year Agency Penalty Amountsort icon
Williams Energy Marketing & Trading energy market manipulation 2002 MULTI-AG $417,000,000
Williams Co Inc. benefit plan administrator violation 2005 private lawsuit-federal $55,000,000
The Williams Companies, Inc. data submission deficiencies 2003 CFTC $20,000,000
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) energy market violation 2003 FERC $20,000,000
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. (Transco) energy market violation 2003 FERC $20,000,000
Williams Companies, Inc. energy market manipulation 2003 OR-AG $15,000,000
Williams Companies energy market violation 2005 FERC $7,600,000
Aux Sable Liquid Products LP environmental violation 2018 EPA $2,700,000
AUX SABLE LIQUID PRODUCTS LP environmental violation 2018 EPA (*) $2,700,000
Mid-Continent Fractionation and Storage environmental violation 2014 EPA $2,000,000
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) environmental violation 2002 EPA $1,400,000
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORP. environmental violation 2002 EPA (*) $1,400,000
Williams Field Services Co. environmental violation 2002 NM-ENV $1,040,000
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2009 PHMSA $952,500
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES environmental violation 2002 EPA $951,139
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES environmental violation 2001 EPA $850,000
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC environmental violation 2020 PA-ENV $736,294
Williams Production RMT Co. environmental violation 2010 CO-OIL $423,300
Williams Pipe Line Co. environmental violation 2002 IA-AG $300,000
Williams Energy Marketing & Trading environmental violation 2004 EPA $210,000
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2007 PHMSA $190,385
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES environmental violation 2018 PHMSA $171,300
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC environmental violation 2017 GA-ENV $168,750
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2014 PHMSA $167,000
Williams Pipe Line Company, LLC environmental violation 2002 IL-ENV $162,024
Williams Pipe Line Co. environmental violation 2002 IL-AG $146,000
WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC environmental violation 2016 EPA $140,000
WILLIAMS ENERGY SERVICES environmental violation 2005 PHMSA $105,000
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2010 CO-DPHE $96,250
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2008 CO-DPHE $93,310
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2007 CO-DPHE $80,000
Williams Field Services environmental violation 2008 EPA $75,000
WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC environmental violation 2016 WV-ENV $75,000
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2012 PHMSA $74,300
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2009 CO-DPHE $70,900
Williams Production RMT Co. environmental violation 2008 WY-ENV $54,333
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2018 PHMSA $53,500
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES COMPANY LLC workplace safety or health violation 2016 OSHA $53,500
Williams Companies environmental violation 2011 EPA $50,000
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2011 PHMSA $50,000
NORTHWEST PIPELINE LLC environmental violation 2009 PHMSA $50,000
Williams Field Services environmental violation 2011 EPA (*) $50,000
Discovery Producer Services LLC environmental violation 2017 EPA $44,357
WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC environmental violation 2015 WV-ENV $43,680
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2012 PHMSA $42,500
WILLIAMS MIDSTREAM railroad safety violation 2017 FRA $40,000
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company LLC environmental violation 2018 MS-ENV $40,000
WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC environmental violation 2017 WV-ENV $35,000
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2018 PHMSA $33,700
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2012 CO-DPHE $32,050
Williams Field Services Company environmental violation 2012 CO-DPHE $32,025
BLACK MARLIN PIPELINE CO environmental violation 2002 PHMSA $30,000
Williams Production RMT Corp. environmental violation 2004 CO-OIL $30,000
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2014 CO-DPHE $29,400
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2020 CO-OIL $28,000
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC environmental violation 2010 TX-ENV $27,428
Pine Needle Operating Company LLC environmental violation 2018 PHMSA $25,000
PINE NEEDLE OPERATING COMPANY,LLC environmental violation 2018 PHMSA $25,000
WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC. workplace safety or health violation 2001 OSHA $25,000
WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM environmental violation 2015 WV-ENV $25,000
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2012 CO-DPHE $23,801
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY environmental violation 2011 PHMSA $23,800
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICE COMPANY LLC workplace safety or health violation 2014 OSHA $23,103
Williams Field Services Company environmental violation 2011 CO-DPHE $23,100
Williams Field Services environmental violation 2017 PHMSA $22,400
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES environmental violation 2018 PHMSA $22,400
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2012 CO-DPHE $21,348
WILLIAMS GAS CO environmental violation 2002 PHMSA $20,000
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICE COMPANY LLC workplace safety or health violation 2019 OSHA $18,477
Williams Production RMT Co. environmental violation 2010 WY-ENV $18,000
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2009 CO-DPHE $16,800
WILLIAMS ENERGY LLC environmental violation 2014 PHMSA $15,800
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2009 CO-DPHE $15,400
Williams Energy Service railroad safety violation 2001 FRA $15,000
Williams Pipeline environmental violation 2002 SD-ENV $14,950
WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC environmental violation 2016 EPA $14,440
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES KOSKIE workplace safety or health violation 2012 OSHA $14,000
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2008 CO-DPHE $13,600
LAUREL MOUNTAIN MIDSTREAM, LLC. workplace safety or health violation 2018 OSHA $12,934
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2012 CO-DPHE $11,901
DISCOVERY PRODUCER SERVICES LLC workplace safety or health violation 2016 OSHA $11,759
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2016 CO-DPHE $11,725
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES workplace safety or health violation 2020 OSHA $11,470
CAIMAN ENERGY II, LLC workplace safety or health violation 2014 OSHA $11,200
Bargath LLC environmental violation 2008 CO-DPHE $11,200
Williams Ohio Valley Midstream, LLC railroad safety violation 2015 FRA $10,500
WILLIAMS MIDSTREAM NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC environmental violation 2004 EPA $10,000
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC workplace safety or health violation 2020 OSHA $9,639
WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC. workplace safety or health violation 2014 OSHA $8,500
WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC workplace safety or health violation 2013 OSHA $8,500
WILLIAMS MIDSTREAM railroad safety violation 2012 FRA $8,250
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICE, INC. motor vehicle safety violation 2008 FMCSA $8,170
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation environmental violation 2008 TX-ENV $8,000
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES COMPANY motor vehicle safety violation 2006 FMCSA $7,915
BARGATH LLC workplace safety or health violation 2013 OSHA $7,854
HB CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION workplace safety or health violation 2008 OSHA $7,700
Williams Ohio Valley Midstream, LLC railroad safety violation 2015 FRA $7,500
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company,LLC environmental violation 2019 VA-ENV $7,319
Williams Production - Gulf Coast Company, L.P. environmental violation 2011 TX-ENV $7,200
HB CONSTRUCTION LLC workplace safety or health violation 2013 OSHA $7,125
Williams Pipeline environmental violation 2001 SD-ENV $7,100
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