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Company: BP
Current Parent Company: BP
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Penalty: $255,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: November 8, 2012
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: BP agreed to pay $255 million to resolve a dispute with the state of Alaska related to money damages for oil production shortfalls caused by 2006 pipeline leaks and pipeline replacements in the Prudhoe Bay oilfield; $245 million came from an arbitrator's award.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Alaska Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Alaska
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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