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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: 
oil and gas
Penalty Total since 2000: 
$45,544,460,694
Number of Records: 
5,961
Note: 
The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each 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 Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
BP$29,155,941,533236
Occidental Petroleum$5,411,970,886170
Exxon Mobil$1,573,347,749388
Marathon Petroleum$1,484,145,191346
Royal Dutch Shell$1,247,600,374621
Valero Energy$1,071,106,343326
Chevron$987,669,120711
Phillips 66$653,143,969238
Williams Companies$567,866,543103
Total S.A.$482,972,946148


Individual Penalty Records:

Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
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Company Parent Primary Offense Type Year Agency Penalty Amountsort icon
BP BP environmental violation 2015 DOJ $20,800,000,000
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Occidental Petroleum environmental violation 2015 EPA $5,150,000,000
BP BP environmental violation 2015 MULTI-AG (*) $4,900,000,000
BP Exploration and Production Inc. BP environmental violation 2012 DOJ $4,000,000,000
BP EXPLORATION/MOEX/TRANSOCEAN DEEPWATER/TRITON/GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL/DEEPWATER HORIZON (NC) BP environmental violation 2016 EPA (*) $3,377,250,000
BP Exploration & Production Inc. (Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill) (National Case) (Lead) BP environmental violation 2016 EPA (*) $3,372,250,000
BP BP environmental violation 2015 MS-AG $1,500,000,000
Valero Valero Energy environmental violation 2005 EPA $711,000,000
BP BP environmental violation 2001 EPA $660,000,000
ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil environmental violation 2005 EPA $589,400,000
ConocoPhillips Phillips 66 environmental violation 2005 EPA $539,500,000
BP BP investor protection violation 2012 SEC $525,000,000
Tesoro Corp. Marathon Petroleum environmental violation 2016 EPA $425,450,000
Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Williams Companies energy market manipulation 2002 MULTI-AG $417,000,000
BP North America Inc. BP environmental violation 2012 EPA $408,000,000
Marathon Petroleum Company Marathon Petroleum environmental violation 2016 EPA $334,912,500
CITGO Petroleum PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.) environmental violation 2004 EPA $328,600,000
BP Products North America Inc. BP energy market manipulation 2007 CFTC $303,000,000
Exxon Mobil Exxon Mobil environmental violation 2017 EPA $302,500,000
Chevron USA Chevron environmental violation 2003 EPA $278,500,000
Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC Marathon Petroleum environmental violation 2001 EPA $275,300,000
BP BP consumer protection violation 2012 AK-AG $255,000,000
Total, S.A. Total S.A. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2013 DOJ_CRIMINAL $245,200,000
Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. ENI Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2010 DOJ_CRIMINAL $240,000,000
Valero Energy Corp. Valero Energy environmental violation 2007 EPA $236,250,000
ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil environmental violation 2013 NH-AG $236,000,000
ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil environmental violation 2015 NJ-AG $225,000,000
Occidental Chemical Corporation Occidental Petroleum environmental violation 2014 NJ-AG $190,000,000
BP Products North America Inc. Marathon Petroleum environmental violation 2009 EPA $179,000,000
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) Petrobras Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2018 DOJ_CRIMINAL $170,640,000
Total, S.A. Total S.A. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2013 SEC $153,000,000
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Chevron environmental violation 2018 EPA $152,950,000
Atlantic Richfield BP environmental violation 2020 USAO $150,000,000
Frontier Refining HollyFrontier environmental violation 2009 EPA $142,380,000
Motiva Enterprises LLC Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) environmental violation 2001 EPA $138,333,333
Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership Royal Dutch Shell environmental violation 2001 EPA $138,333,333
Equilon Enterprises LLC Royal Dutch Shell environmental violation 2001 EPA $138,333,333
ENI S.p.A. and Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. ENI Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2010 SEC $125,000,000
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company Royal Dutch Shell accounting fraud or deficiencies 2004 SEC $120,000,000
Shell Oil Royal Dutch Shell environmental violation 2013 EPA $117,600,000
Conoco Inc. ConocoPhillips environmental violation 2001 EPA $116,500,000
Shell Oil Company Royal Dutch Shell False Claims Act and related 2001 DOJ_CIVIL $110,000,000
BP Energy Company BP False Claims Act and related 2018 CA-AG $102,000,000
Chevron Oil Co. Chevron tax violations 2004 LA-AG $102,000,000
Burlington Resources ConocoPhillips federal leasing royalty violation 2007 DOJ_CIVIL $97,500,000
Chevron Corporation Chevron False Claims Act and related 2000 DOJ_CIVIL $95,000,000
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company Royal Dutch Shell benefit plan administrator violation 2005 private lawsuit-federal $90,000,000
Citgo Petroleum Corporation PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.) environmental violation 2015 EPA $90,000,000
Caribbean Petroleum Corporation, MetLife Capital Corporation and Water Quality Insurance Syndicate Caribbean Petroleum False Claims Act and related 2001 DOJ_CIVIL $83,500,000
RUSSELL OIL COMPANY Russell Oil environmental violation 2005 EPA $81,277,000
Sinclair Oil Corp. Sinclair Oil environmental violation 2008 EPA $74,450,000
Noble Energy Inc. Chevron environmental violation 2015 EPA $73,450,000
Shell Oil Company et al. Royal Dutch Shell environmental violation 2018 NJ-AG $68,500,000
Shell Pipeline Company LP Royal Dutch Shell environmental violation 2003 EPA $67,000,000
Repsol, S.A Repsol environmental violation 2013 NJ-AG $65,000,000
YPF S.A. Repsol environmental violation 2013 NJ-AG $65,000,000
Colonial Pipeline Company Colonial Pipeline environmental violation 2003 EPA $64,000,000
BP America Inc. et al. BP environmental violation 2018 NJ-AG $64,000,000
GS Caltex Corporation GS Caltex price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2018 DOJ_ANTITRUST $57,500,000
Shell Oil Royal Dutch Shell federal leasing royalty violation 2000 DOJ_CIVIL $56,000,000
Williams Co Inc. Williams Companies benefit plan administrator violation 2005 private lawsuit-federal $55,000,000
BP Products North America BP workplace safety or health violation 2010 OSHA $50,610,000
British Petroleum Marathon Petroleum environmental violation 2007 EPA $50,000,000
BP Products North America Inc. Marathon Petroleum environmental violation 2011 TX-AG $50,000,000
Shell Oil Company Royal Dutch Shell False Claims Act and related 2003 DOJ_CIVIL $49,000,000
Hunt Refining Co. Hunt Consolidated environmental violation 2007 EPA $48,900,000
GS Caltex Corporation GS Caltex price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2019 DOJ_ANTITRUST $46,669,672
Hess Corporation Hess environmental violation 2012 EPA $45,850,000
BP-ARCO BP environmental violation 2002 CA-AG $45,800,000
Chevron Chevron False Claims Act and related 2009 DOJ_CIVIL $45,569,584
S-Oil Corporation S-Oil Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2019 DOJ_ANTITRUST $43,580,000
Texaco Inc. Chevron False Claims Act and related 2000 DOJ_CIVIL $43,000,000
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. ATP Oil & Gas environmental violation 2015 EPA $41,850,000
Total Petrochemical USA Inc. Total S.A. environmental violation 2007 EPA $39,900,000
ConocoPhillips Phillips 66 environmental violation 2017 NJ-AG $39,000,000
ATP OIL & GAS CORPORATION ATP Oil & Gas environmental violation 2015 EPA (*) $39,000,000
Premcor Refining Group Inc. Valero Energy environmental violation 2020 MI-AG $35,246,892
COLONIAL PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. Colonial Pipeline environmental violation 2003 EPA (*) $34,000,000
Mobil Natural Gas Inc. Exxon Mobil False Claims Act and related 2010 DOJ_CIVIL $32,200,000
BP Amoco BP False Claims Act and related 2000 DOJ_CIVIL $32,000,000
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. Royal Dutch Shell Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2010 DOJ_CRIMINAL $30,000,000
Chevron Corporation Chevron Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2007 SEC $30,000,000
Conoco ConocoPhillips False Claims Act and related 2000 DOJ_CIVIL $26,000,000
BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. BP environmental violation 2011 DOJ $25,000,000
Equilon Pipeline Company LLC Royal Dutch Shell environmental violation 2002 USAO $25,000,000
NGL Crude Logistics, LLC NGL Energy Partners environmental violation 2018 EPA $25,000,000
Chesapeake Energy Corp. Chesapeake Energy price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2015 MI-AG $25,000,000
ExxonMobil Corporation Exxon Mobil environmental violation 2010 NY-AG $25,000,000
Shell Offshore Inc. Royal Dutch Shell federal leasing royalty violation 2012 ONRR $25,000,000
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc (BPXA) BP environmental violation 2011 EPA (*) $25,000,000
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Chevron environmental violation 2011 CA-AG $24,500,000
Eni S.p.A. ENI Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2020 SEC $24,500,000
Delaware City Refinery PBF Energy environmental violation 2005 EPA $23,670,000
Navajo Refining Company and Montana Refining Company HollyFrontier environmental violation 2001 EPA $23,250,000
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. BP environmental violation 2000 EPA $22,500,000
PDC Energy Inc. PDC Energy environmental violation 2017 EPA $22,500,000
Marathon Petroleum Company Marathon Petroleum consumer protection violation 2019 KY-AG $22,500,000
Lion Oil Company Delek environmental violation 2003 EPA $22,298,000
Shell Offshore, Inc. Royal Dutch Shell federal leasing royalty violation 2003 ONRR $21,839,472
Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) Chevron False Claims Act and related 2001 DOJ_CIVIL $21,500,000
BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Marathon Petroleum workplace safety or health violation 2005 OSHA $21,156,500
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