Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Valero
Current Parent Company: Valero Energy
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $711,000,000
Year: 2005
Date: June 16, 2005
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: At part of a Clean Air Act settlement covering its petroleum refineries, Valero agreed to spend about $700 million to install improved emission controls. It also agreed to pay a civil penalty of $5.5 million and spend $5.5 million on supplementary environmental projects.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
Source of Data: (click here)
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.