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Company: Murphy Oil USA
Current Parent Company: Murphy USA
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Penalty: $144,750,000
Year: 2010
Date: September 28, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Mega-Scandal: Refinery Pollution
Violation Description: Murphy Oil USA agreed to spend more than $142 million to install new and upgraded pollution reduction equipment at its two petroleum refineries in Wisconsin and Louisiana as part of a comprehensive Clean Air Act settlement. The settlement also required Murphy to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty and spend an additional $1.5 million on a supplemental environmental project.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: gas stations
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