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Company: BP Energy Company
Current Parent Company: BP
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $102,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: January 11, 2018
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: energy market manipulation
Mega-Scandal: Western Energy Crisis
Violation Description: The California Attorney General announced a $102 million settlement with BP Energy Company over allegations that it intentionally overcharged the State of California for natural gas that the State purchased under three successive contracts from March 2003 to August 2012.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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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