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Company: Shell Oil Company
Current Parent Company: Shell PLC
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Penalty: $2,200,000
Year: 2011
Date: May 10, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: federal leasing royalty violation
Violation Description: Shell Oil Company and other Shell affiliates agreed to pay the United States $2.2 million to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal leases.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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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